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, family history, and military records.

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

Evangelical Reformed
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

Catholic
Marriages and burials (1864-1973)

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

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

Baptisms (1830-1864), marriages (1830-1864), and burials (1830-1864) Baptisms, confirmations, marriages (1618-1681), and burials (1618-1679) ZVA 12.255 Ganterschwil (katholisch): Tauf- und Firmbuch (1677 (ca.)-1829 (ca.))] ZVA 12.257 Ganterschwil (katholisch): Taufbuch (1864 (ca.)-1973 (ca.))]

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