I have a few abandoned ancestors. So they are part of that mortality rate. Almost at least one in each line at some point back.
Sent from my iPhone > On 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. > <Roda1.jpg> > <Roda2.jpg> -- 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.
