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:

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