Cheri,I think that you are right about the ages that Joao gave for marriages. Can't remember exactly but it sounds right.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
