In Brazil, a main catholic country, the same situation applies. On my father's side, my great grandfather and great grandmother were cousins on 1st degree - 2nd in consaguinity - and their marriage certificate has the dispensation noted on the margins.
Isabella Isabella Baltar myportuguesegen.blogspot.com Researching: Drummond, Ormond, Valladão in Azores Rego Barros e Ferreira Baltar in Pernambuco, Brazil On Jun 23, 11:31 pm, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, as this was a Catholic Church thing. > > My ancestors had the dispensation noted in the margin of the marriage book > at St. John the Baptist in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1905. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada -- 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."
