Reute Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Reute lies between Heiden and Rebstein in the Rhine valley. The parish divides the Innerrhoden parish of Oberegg into two pieces.

History
Reute was created during the Reformation during the division of Appenzell. The residents of Hirschberg were mainly catholic wanted to remain with the Innerrhoden, while the protestent minority wanted to become part of the Ausserrhoden. During the division of Appenzell (known as the Landteilungsbrief or Land division treaty), the land owned by the protestants became Reute in Ausserrhoden. The Catholic portion of Hirschberg became part of the parish of Oberegg. The residents of Reute belonged to the parishes of Marbach and Berneck in St. Gallen until 1698, when an independent church was built and the parish of Reute was established.

Place Names

 * Locations within Reute Hard Hirschberg Hof Mohren Reute Rickenbach Rohnen Säge Schachen Schwendi Städeli
 * Surrounding Parishes Balgach (St. Gallen) Heiden Marbach (St. Gallen) Oberegg (Appenzell-Innerrhoden) Rebstein (St. Gallen)

Collections

 * Church Records Reute was established as a Reformed protestant parish in 1698 from the parishes of Berneck and Marbach. Some baptisms of citizens of Reute were extracted from surrounding parishes from 1658 onward.  Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1698-1840, marriages (Heiraten) 1698-1828, and burials (Toten) 1698-1829.  Records after this time period are housed at the Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (website). Family book records were established in 1740, 1786, and 1830 and contain information into the late 1600s.
 * Census Records Census records exist for the area that became Reute in 1634, 1637, and 1640.
 * Genealogies Künzler family by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714) Niederer family by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965; see also FHL Film 193,480)

Surnames
The following surnames have citizenship in Reute prior to 1875: Bänziger Eugster Graf Hohl Keller Klee Knechtli Künzler Niederer Rechsteiner Rohner Sturzenegger

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German): www.ar.ch/