Maria, The mores at the time was that it was not considered proper for an unmarried couple to live in the same house. Having a young child was a driving force on getting married quickly in order that the child could have a woman to take care of him/her 24/7.
It is sometimes interesting where this second wife came from. In some cases she was related to the first wife either a cousin or sister. I have seen many second wives that were pais incognito as well kind of a win-win situation the husband got a wife to run his household and the wife got a family and the security and acceptance that went with it. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Lima Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 5:24 PM To: AZORES Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] widower marries within three months just a follow up. I was curious if this couple had children and thus the reason the husband would need a mother for his children. They did have a child who was 9 months old when she died. Just thought I'd share the results of my little curiosity. Thanks for your help. maria elena -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
