Cama Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Cama Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The Municipality of Cama is in the Moesa Region and in the Graubünden canton. Before 2017, the municipality was situated in the Moesa district in the Roveredo sub-district, along both banks of the Moesa river. It includes the village of Cama and the sections of Al Pont and Norantola. The lake of Lago di Cama is located in the municipality. Cama (as of 2006) had an area of 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 4.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 60.1% - forested
 * 2.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 33.1% - unproductive land

History
In 1219, Cama was first mentioned by the name of Camma. The Cama municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Cama is: 1826 - 171 inhabitants 1850 - 214 inhabitants 1860 - 272 inhabitants 1900 - 250 inhabitants 1950 - 254 inhabitants 2000 - 474 inhabitants 2020 - 589 inhabitants

In the High Court of Misox, Cama was part of the middle squadra and the Vicariate of Roveredo. The parish church of S. Maurizio (mentioned in 1219) divided from the mother church of S. Vittore in 1611 and was extended in 1656-62. The chapel of S. Lucio is mentioned as early as 1419.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
The parish of Cama was established in 1611 from the parish of San Vittore, and includes the municipality of Leggia. Church records begin in 1641. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1641-1710; Status animarum 1688
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1710-1859; Status animarum 1718, 1732, 1740, 1757, 1773, 1818
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

Census
(See here for information regarding Graubünden census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Cama:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

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

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)