Doug, I agree, that marriage of 1st degree consanguinity, includes Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, and Grandparents/Grandchildren, as well as siblings (not sure that the uncle/niece, aunt/nephew is 1st or 2nd), would be banned by the Church as incest - especially in conservative Portugal, and, the Azores.
On Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:27:21 PM UTC-4, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > I won't believe that until I see it. > I think it must have been 1st and 2nd mixed - uncle/niece. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] first degree of consanguinity > From: Cheri Mello <[email protected] <javascript:>> > Date: Sat, April 05, 2014 9:38 am > To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected] <javascript:>> > > 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] <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:>> >> Date: Sat, April 05, 2014 8:49 am >> To: Azores Genealogy <[email protected] <javascript:>> >> >> 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.
