Magdenau Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Magdenau is an abbey within the municipality of Degersheim.

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1598-1639) Baptisms (1640-1699) Marriages (1623-1699) and burials (1623-1699) Baptisms (1699-1735), marriages (1699-1735), and burials (1699-1734) Baptisms (1733-1776), confirmations (1737-1777), marriages (1733-1829), and burials (1733-1815) Baptisms (1777-1839), confirmations (1790-1840), and burials (1816-1839) Baptisms (1840-1963), confirmations (1847-1971), marriages (1840-1971), and burials (1840-1905) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Magdenau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen