Busskirch Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



The parish of Busskirch has belonged to the municipality of Jona since the 1800s.

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

Catholic
Click on a linked collection and then on the yellow "viewer" button to browse the images.

Baptisms (1604-1669), marriages (1605-1669), and burials (1635-1669) Baptisms (1674-1726), confirmations (1704-1721, 1674-1698), marriages (1674-1727), and burials (1674-1726) Baptisms (1727-1780), confirmations (1730-1758), marriages (1727-1780), and burials (1727-1780) Baptisms (1780-1829), confirmations (1781-1827), marriages (1781-1829), and burials (1780-1829) Baptisms (1830-1859), confirmations (1836-1859), marriages (1830-1859), and burials (1830-1859) Baptisms (1898), confirmations (1863-1874), marriages (1860-1897), and burials (1860-1899)

Baptisms (1830-1938) -- unavailable online Marriages (1830-1930) -- unavailable online Burials (1830-1956)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Busskirch families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen