Rein Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rein Parish, Aargau, 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 former municipality of Rein is in the Aargau canton.

History
In 1175, Rein was first mentioned by the name of Reinun. Rein is in the Aargau canton.

In 1898, Rein merged with Rüfenach.

The population history of Rein is: 1764 - 154 inhabitants 1837 - 205 inhabitants 1850 - 158 inhabitants 1888 - 109 inhabitants

In 1863, the Saint-Léger church was built. It replaced a church first mentioned in 1175.

In 1898, Rein became part of the municipality of Rüfenach.

Church Records
The parish of Rein was established in 1175; it became Reformed in the 1520s. The church is located in the municipality of Rüfenach. The parish includes the municipalities of Lauffohr, Remigen, Rüfenach, Stilli, and Villigen.

Original church records are located onsite at the Rüfenach municipal archive. Microfilm copies of the following church records are available onsite at the Aargau State Archives:
 * Baptisms 1623-1652
 * Baptisms 1652-1674
 * Baptisms 1674-1723
 * Baptisms 1723-1772
 * Baptisms 1773-1794
 * Marriages 1558-1566
 * Marriages 1701-1779; burials, confirmations 1701-1753
 * Marriages 1775-1814; banns 1815-1819
 * Burials 1752-1794

The following church records are only available onsite at the Rüfenach municipal archive:
 * Baptisms 1795-1809
 * Baptisms 1810-1816
 * Baptisms 1817-1828
 * Baptisms 1829-1843
 * Baptisms 1844-1876
 * Baptisms 1876-1942
 * Baptisms non-resident citizens 1776-1839
 * Marriages 1817-1841
 * Marriages 1842-1852
 * Marriages 1853-1875
 * Marriages 1876-1955
 * Marriages, non-resident citizens 1817-1876
 * Banns 1820-1852
 * Burials 1795-1816
 * Burials 1817-1850
 * Burials 1851-1875
 * Burials 1876-1978
 * Confirmations 1752-1825
 * Family book Rein, Lauffohr, and Rüfenach 1819-1911
 * Family book Stilli 1819-1909
 * Family book Villigen 1819-1910
 * Family book Remigen 1819-1909
 * Family book Lauffohr, Rüfenach, Remigen, Villigen, and Stilli after 1819

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Rein:
 * 1837 (images 305-308)
 * 1850: Form A (images 294-297)
 * 1850: Form B (image 298)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)