Maseltrangen Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Maseltrangen has belonged to the civil parish of Schänis since 1798.

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

Catholic
The parish of Maseltrangen was created as an independent parish in 1789. Before 1789, Maseltrangen belonged to the parish of Benken.

Baptisms (1776-1851), confirmations (1797-1867), marriages (1790-1851), and burials (1790-1851) Baptisms (1829-1912), marriages (1829-1904), and burials (1829-1904) Family book volume 4D (1813-1892)

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Maseltrangen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen