For what it is worth, in all of my experience researching Azorean genealogy, I have never found a marriage among siblings, not even among half-siblings. I have found marriages between uncle and niece and aunt and nephew, rare in number, but existing nevertheless.
" Incest" is defined within a cultural context. Here in Massachusetts Yankees think that marriage between first cousins among Azoreans is yukky. But marriage between first cousins is perfectly legal in Massachusetts and if you traced the genealogies of the Braytons and Durfees you find that marriage to first cousins, often in succeeding generations, among Yankee farmers and cotton mill owners, was the rule, not the exception. John On Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:19 PM, Dano <[email protected]> wrote: Anthony, I admit that Church Law was flouted on a few occasions, mostly in England, but the Church dealt with that harshly, as evidenced by the establishment of the Inquisition. Europe was the Church's domain for the better part of the last millennium.The Church takes its laws very seriously. What happened in Hawaii was beyond Church law, and not within the Church's domain, but, all the same, Christian missionaries preached against those same native customs to which you refer. Have you not seen the film Hawaii, nor read the book, by the same name, written by James Michener - upon which the film was based? Perhaps you should. On Saturday, April 5, 2014 1:40:45 PM UTC-4, Antonio Faria wrote: The incest taboo among siblings has been exempt among royalty of various cultures throughout history, one example being the royal Hawaiian families in fact it was encouraged they believe such unions produces superiors specimens. > >On Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:57:25 AM UTC-7, Doug da Rocha Holmes 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. -- 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.
