I've seen one 1st degree of consanguinity. I think Eloise sent it to me a long time ago.
In my college courses I don't remember any society marrying siblings. At least in Western culture. Cleopatra married her brother. Isn't that ancient history? I don't remember. Our studies didn't go back that far. At any rate, Portugal allowed siblings to marry? On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 8:57 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course. And that's why you don't ever see a 1st degree connection > getting married. > > Frankly, it's surprising to me 1st and 2nd degree was ever allowed. Maybe > it was a way to generate more money by the church, so they allowed it? I'm > assuming they had to pay a bigger fee for dispensation, but it's possible > even poor people could get it free. > > I'm changing the subject to reflect this discussion. Look for the previous > comments under the subject "Help with baptism from Ponta Garca." > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with baptism from Ponta Garca > From: Cheri Mello <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, April 05, 2014 8:49 am > To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected]> > > I thought a brother marrying a sister was forbidden by law in most > countries and considered incest? So what is incest in the Azores and > Portugal? > > > Cheri Mello > > -- > 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.
