No, 11 year old boys did not marry. I'll have to find my notes...Joao Ventura, the archivist, said something along the lines that the groom didn't marry until somewhere around 18 - and only those that were well to do. The others (peasants) waited until they were in their 20s or older. I'm pulling this off the top of my head, so if someone else has notes from Joao's lectures, let me know. I'll keep looking too.
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Barb Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > I have followed a line back to the 1700s and found the marriage record for > the family member, married in Santa Barbara in 1799. Then i followed it > back to the baptism record. All names and info seem to match but the groom > of the 1799 marriage was born in 1788, according to what I've found. The > first child was mot born until 1806. Is it possible that the groom really > was 11 at marriage but didn't start having children until age 18? Any of > you pros sren this before? > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
