Valens Parish, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy

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

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

Catholic
Baptisms (1683-1748), marriages (1683-1748), and burials (1683-1748) Baptisms (1748-1837), confirmations (1753-1827), marriages (1748-1837), and burials (1748-1837) Baptisms (1837-1942) and confirmations (1839-1871) -- unavailable online Marriages (1837-1942) and burials (1837-1942) -- unavailable online Baptisms (1860-1892), marriages (1860-1892), and burials (1860-1892) Confirmations (1871-1970) -- unavailable online

Family book (1844-1921) -- unavailable online

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Valens families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Sankt Gallen