Hi Nancy
I think the numbers you find in the baptism records are accurate as I have found a number of them were baptized on the same day they were born usually by the midwife. The midwives in the Acores were attuned to baptizing any infant that they felt was in danger of death. In many records not just for twins, I have found "baptized at the home because of danger of death by ". I have even found my 3 great grandmother baptizing infants in some of the records. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, New Hampshire, USA Researching Bretanha, Ribeirinha, Ribeira Grande, Achade Grande, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nancy Couto Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 11:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Twins Eric, Thanks for clarifying some points. I had wondered whether men could pass the trait on to their daughters, much the way women can be carriers of hemophilia and, I think, color blindness. I guess not. >From the information you provide, I can see why women in the Azores might have been more likely to give birth to fraternal twins than women elsewhere. Both the number of children in a typical family and the size of the insular gene pool could have been factors. Also, I wonder whether the incidence of twins appears even higher than it actually is because so many of them died at birth or shortly afterwards. Anyone reading obits would notice these deaths immediately. Thanks for your input. Nancy _____ Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:09:41 -0700 Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Twins From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ...The incidence of twining is higher for women between 30 and 40 years of age, of greater than average height and weight, and have had multiple pregnancies. If you have a population where women tend to have many children and later in life, there will be more twins. Men have nothing to do with this . It is not a trait passed from fathers to daughters. Women set the target, men just hit it.... Eric Edgar -- 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." _____ Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox. See how. <http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL :ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2> -- 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."
