I also have a ggrandfather who was a twin from Madalena, Pico and my gggrandfather from Norte Grande Sao Jorege also had a couple of set of twins in his family. Twins have run in my family up to the present generation.
Beverly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemarie Capodicci" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:32:15 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Twins Hi Rick, I have many twins in my families from Norte Grande, Sao Jorge. One of my grgrandpas is a twin and there are about 4 sets of twins in this line alone! Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:33 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Twins 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." -- 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." -- 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."
