Langenthal Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

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Switzerland

Bern

Langenthal parish

Guide to Langenthal parish, Bern, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Place Names

Municipalities within Langenthal

Gemeinden or Municipalities
Langenthal
Schoren
Untersteckholz

Surrounding Parishes

Langenthal Gemeinde It consists of over 4 square miles and had a population of about 2750 persons in 1850. Surnames The community or gemeinde of Langenthal was the heimat or ancestral home for over 30 different surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names. Locations A google map that shows the villages in Langenthal centuries old; namely, Langenthal, etc Genealogies There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to be verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate. The following genealogies have been researched for Langenthal families:

Collections

Church Records

There is an article describing the challenges of using the online collection and a general description of the records. i.e. Taufen, Heiraten, Toten, Auswärtige, and Ausbürger. Langenthal registers are available on microfilm, CD, or online. The German Word List has many of the words you will find in the registers.

• Langenthal filmed registersavailable for loan at Family History Centers
• Langenthal registers on CD at Picton Press
• Langenthal online registers can be view at Family History Centers around the world, and by members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from home computers................................................................................................................. The parish registers for Langenthal were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern:

Baptisms

Volume	Description	Time period	Online Record	⇒   index	FHL Film
K1	Taufrodel	1580-1626	here	here	2192104
K2	Taufrodel	1626-1688	here
K3	Taufrodel	1689-1727	here
K4	Taufrodel	1728-1766	here
K5	Taufrodel	1767-1796	here
K6	Taufrodel	1797-1820	here
K7	Taufrodel	1821-1831	here
K8	Taufrodel	1832-1846	here
K9	Taufrodel Geburten --------	1847-1857 1857-1867 1840-1867	here here	here	2271413   2271414
K10	Taufrodel X Geburten --------	1867-1876 1867-1875	here here		2271414
K11	Taufrodel auswärtige	1782-1875	here

Marriages

Volume	Description	Time period	Online Record	⇒   index	FHL Film
K1	Eherodel	1581-1626	here
K2	Eherodel	1626-1688	here
K3	Eherodel	1689-1761	here
K12	Eherodel	1762-1816	here
K13	Eherodel	1816-1869	here
K14	Eherodel	1870-1875	here		2271415
K15	Verkündrodel	1822-1869	here
K16	Verkündrodel	1869-1875	here	here	2271415

Burials

Volume	Description	Time period	Online Record	⇒   index	FHL Film
K17	Totenrodel	1728-1820	here		2271415
K18	Totenrodel	1821-1857	here		2271415
K19	Totenrodel	1858-1875	here	here	2271415

Related Sources

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

Societies and Libraries

Cantonal Archive of Bern

References

Register of Swiss Surnames

Historical Gazetteer of Switzerland