Linda McL,

You need to watch out for "family stories."  Sometimes, that is what they
are - just stories. Usually told to amuse the kids (especially before radio
and television). These kids grew up and became our parents or grandparents
and retold the stories that they heard as children. And childhood memories
can be funny things. No one wants to call grandma a liar, but if she is
telling a story that she heard as a child, it may be just a story that was
told to amuse her. Little kids are gullible and believe most things they
are told.

Manuel's baptism had margin notes. Only 1 marriage was noted. I think it
said he married in the 1920s. Those records are not online. I've seen
margin notes where they noted the marriage, noted that the marriage was
dissolved by death of the spouse and they married a 2nd time. Could someone
have forgot to note a marriage? Well, they are human and humans make
mistakes. But probably not. The only way to be sure would be to order
Manuel's marriage from the 1920s and see if it says he was the widower of
________ and is marrying Maria Cabral.

You need to go back to Manuel's parents' marriage - the marriage of Jacinto
d'Andrade and Escolastica de Jesus. It's in Rabo de Peixe in 1896. It's
going to clarify some of your questions above and raise more.

28 is not too old to get married. Many married when they were older in the
Azores.

Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada

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