P.S. I don't know why the pictures rotated. So turn your head, tablet, or computer screen 90 degrees to the left or counter clockwise. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Sat, May 4, 2019 at 2:17 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > To recap what was previously said, abandoned babies could be left at the > roda (wheel) of the church. It's somewhat like a Lazy Susan. I took a > picture of one in Angra, Terceira, last year when I was there. Others may > have different pictures. > > The abandoned babies (foundlings; expostos) were assigned to a wet nurse > by the camara (town hall). John Raposo wrote an article on this very topic > and it can be found in the archives. Many of these babies or children did > not survive. The obligation of the family was to feed and take care of > their own children first. If the exposto lived to the age of 7, he/she > could chose to stay with that family or could chose to go his own way. > > For those who think the roda scenario is kinda of strange: In my area of > southern California (although I believe this is a statewide thing), an > unwanted baby can be left at a fire station or at a hospital. The mother > will not be charged with any crime if she leaves her baby at one of these > places. > > Cheri > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
