Weesen Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Weesen Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Church Records
The following church records are available online from the State Archive of Sankt Gallen for Weesen:

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Weesen-Amden was established in 1908. Before 1908, parishioners belonged to the parishes of Niederurnen or Mühlehorn in Canton Glarus.

Catholic
Baptisms (1631-1649) and confirmations (1616-1649) Baptisms (1650-1761), confirmations (1663-1732, 1743-1760), marriages (1650-1666, 1676-1761), and burials (1650-1664, 1676-1760) Baptisms (1761-1800), marriages (1761-1800), and burials (1761-1800) Baptisms (1800-1829), confirmations (1797-1848), marriages (1801-1829), and burials (1800-1829) Baptisms (1830-1911), marriages (1830-1879), and burials (1830-1900) Marriages (1880-1970) -- unavailable online

Family book (1615-1833)

Jahrzeitbuch (1484-1628) Jahrzeitbuch (1650-) Jahrzeitbuch (1687-)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Weesen families:

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Weesen prior to 1875:

Related Sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen