There must have been another son born with the same name prior to the one you found.
> On Jul 27, 2016, at 12:49 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[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 > <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] > <mailto:azores%[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <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 > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <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 > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores > <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.
