i have seen in old baptism records in Relva the mention of "coitus damnatus".
Manoel Em sábado, 5 de abril de 2014 20h04min20s UTC-3, John Raposo escreveu: > > 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] <javascript:>> > 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] <javascript:>. > 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.
