I have to talk to a cousin in S. Miguel ( when I can get to it ) and ask her the question of parteiras since she had most of her children born at home I was born at home but my mother has passed away so cannot get an answer there
On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 4:25:24 PM UTC-4, Sandra Perez wrote: > > What was the role of midwives? I have seen the same name repeated on > births and often they act as a godparent. Was it a profession, such as, > the village midwife? I have also seen where the child is born in the home > of the midwife. Is it possible that it was the home of a relative acting as > the midwife? > > -- > Sandra Perez > -- 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.
