Ganterschwil Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Evangelical Reformed
The Reformed parish of Ganterschwil was established in 1711. Before 1711, parishioners belonged to the parish of Oberhelfenschwil.

Baptisms (1711-1824), confirmations (1807-1824), marriages (1716-1819), and burials (1715-1824) Baptisms (1842-1921) and confirmations (1842-1972) -- unavailable online Marriages (1842-1964) and burials (1842-1972) -- unavailable online

Family books were compiled for Ganterschwil in 1784, 1850, 1855, and 1906, but are not available online.

Catholic
Baptisms (1618-1676), confirmations (1646-1671), marriages (1618-1681), and burials (1618-1679) Baptisms (1677-1829) and confirmations (1677-1872) Baptisms (1830-1864), marriages (1830-1864), and burials (1830-1864) Baptisms (1864-1973) -- unavailable online

Marriages (1677-1829) and burials (1677-1829) Marriages and burials (1864-1973)

Family book (1861-1913) Family book (1880-1900)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Ganterschwil families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen