I had one ancestor who died in childbirth or shortly after. So the maternal grandma was called upon to take care of the kids. Now, grandma is technically the hubby's mother-in-law. Doesn't matter that she's grandma. He had to marry his mother-in-law if she was the one to take care of her grandkids.
On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Maria Lima <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Richard- very interesting. I thought it was a marriage approved > by the family of the deceased wife because the witnesses were related to > the first wife. A little more digging to get tiny answers! > > Maria Elena > > > On Feb 28, 2014, at 6:48 PM, "Richard Francis Pimentel" < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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. > > -- > 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. > -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
