Heiden Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Locations within Heiden
Banziger Bärlochen Benzenreute Brunnen Bühlen Engi Gern Gmeind Gstalden Heiden Kreisbrunnen Langenegg Matten Oberbrunnen Oberbühlen Oberuntern Schlipf Schwanteln Schwendi bei Heiden Stöckli Untern Unterrechstein Wald Wässern Wies

Surrounding Parishes
Eggersriet (St. Gallen) Grub Lutzenberg Oberegg (Inner-Rhoden) Rehetobel Reute Thal (St. Gallen) Wald Wolfhalden

Church Records
The parish of Heiden was established in 1652 from the parishes of Grub and Rheineck after a disagreement with Wolfhalden over the location of a new parish resulted in the creation of separate congregations. Records held at the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) and marriages (Heiraten) 1652-1875, and deaths (Tote) 1678-1875.

Family books (Familienbuch) are held at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Heiden families:

Künzler family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 1,183,714)Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973) Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Heiden prior to 1875: Bänziger Bischofberger Enzler Eugster Graf Hohl Kellenberger Keller Kübele Künzler Kürsteiner Locher Lutz Menet Müller Rechsteiner Rohner Schwalm Sonderegger Spiess Tobler Walser Würzer

Related Sources
M. Rohner's book about the history and topography of Heiden is available at the Family History Library.

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