Baptismal Records of Benken, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

	Catholic Church Records for Benken, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
	An every name index added May 2007

There are three microfilms available for inter-library loan through the LDS Family History Centers for the records of the Catholic Church at Benken, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland. The information on the following web-pages has been extracted from these microfilms. The list below shows what is on each film.
I have done my best to copy the information exactly as it appears in the church records. All abbreviations and spellings were copied exactly. The only adjustment I have made is for the line above a letter that denotes the letter is repeated. I have typed that as the double letter. If you disagree with my interpretation of the writing or words, please contact Deborah Heimann. All corrections or suggestions are welcome.
For the Taufen (baptismal) records, the names of the sponsors/godparents of the infants has been included because often I have used them to connect the parents to siblings, which in turn, helps to connect to the grandparents. As you read these records, you can see how some first names are very common within a family. I have also included information from the notes concerning dates of death and emigration.
I am providing this information as an aid for others in their genealogy research. I strongly urge everyone using these web-pages to remember that they are considered a secondary source. Please look at the original records on the microfilms listed below.

           Verschiedene Akten-------------------------------0949824
           Taufen              1631-1732
           Konfirmation        1663-1730
           Heiraten            1642-1730
           Tote                1642-1732
           Taufen              1732-1796
           Tote                1732-1796
           Kommunion       bis 1796
           Heiraten            1733-1796
           Taufen              1797-1846
           Tote                1797-1846
           Konfirmation        1797-1838
           Heiraten            1797-1846
           Konfirmation     ab 1848

           Taufen              1830-1947--------------------0949825     Index

           Heiraten            1831-1852--------------------0949826
           Tote                1831-1852
           Heiraten            1853-1922
           Tote                1853-1952
           Geschichte der pfarrgemeinde    744-1681