Balgach Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Surrounding Parishes
Au Berneck Diepoldsau Oberegg (Appenzell Innerrhoden) Oberriet Rebstein Reute (Appenzell Ausserrhoden) Widnau

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

Evangelical Reformed
Baptisms (1625-1931), marriages (1625-1931), and burials (1657-1931) -- unavailable online Baptisms (1824-1931) -- unavailable online Marriages (1824-1931) -- unavailable online Burials (1824-1931)

Family book, volume 1 #001-400 (1619-1733) Family book, volume 2 #401-800 (1695-1897) Family book (1859-1925) -- unavailable online Family book (1927-1957) - non-citizen residents -- unavailable online

Catholic
Baptisms (1621-1806), confirmations (1646-1800), marriages (1758-1764), burials (1620-1805) Baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials (1753-1837) baptisms (1806-1841), confirmations (1819-1872), marriages (1806-1841), and burials (1806-1841) Baptisms (1855-1890, marriages (1856-1889), and burials (1855-1890) Baptisms (1842-1921) -- unavailable online Burials (1842-1921) Family book / Family tree (1774-1900) Family book (1800-1905)

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Balgach:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Balgach families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen