Rick, I don't know about any study, but I have noticed in the parish of Sao Pedro, Vila Franca, that there seem to be lots of twins. When I am searching the Salga records I don't come across that many. It would be interesting to know if there is some genetic reason for the number of twin births in Vila Franca. Maria Natalia
On Jun 15, 7:33 am, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All > > Just a general discussion but has any study been done on the frequency > of twins in the Acores? In my own lines in the past 50 years I can come > up with three sets of twins. In my research in the parish of Santissimo > Salvador (1836-1883) there seems to be a couple sets of twins born each > year. I have not counted up the exact number but the frequency seems to > be much greater than the general population. > > I remember seeing a program a few months ago about a village in Brazil > where there seemed to be an unusually high number of twins. The > conclusion of the program was that it was genetic. > > Rick > > Richard Francis Pimentel > > Epping, New Hampshire, USA > > Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
