Marriage Dispensas: Was-Ramirez /Serendipitous research

[Joseph Puentes <makas@...>]

Natalie wrote:

> I was at the local FHC yesterday to view film #1164746/Valparaiso 
> Church Records- Informacion matrimonial, 1904-1907. I was perusing 
> the film - wanted to see who was from Astillero, besides my 
> grandfather and grandmother, when I came across a record that just 
> made me wonder (these are the basics, not finite details because I 
> didn't write them down): The bride and groom were both surnamed 
> Ramirez; the groom was 24 years old; the bride was a 40-something 
> widow; the bride was the sister of the groom's father. Has anyone 
> else come across a similar record/situation? 
what great good luck. keeping it all in the family produces what are 
called "Marriage Dispensas" Seems that when couples were related they 
needed special permission to marry and this often involved lots of 
investigation and genealogy lines being produced. I'm not the expert on 
this subject and there are a few messages in the archives about 
Dispensas. . .I'm not sure that was the subject name. . .check out some 
of Steven Hernandez' messages. Also George Ryskamp has a good chapter in 
his book about Mexican Genealogy on the subject. Did your Informacion 
Matrimonial investigation have a genealogy tree included?
> I wonder what the story 
> is? I know that this isn't exactly what this board is for - but just 
> thought I'd share a "research" experience.
This board is about Life, but  life as related to Jalisco, Zacatecas, 
and Aguascalientes. This takes in a very very broad range of subjects 
since you can just about tie in anything in "life" to genealogy. That 
being said I'm trying to figure out how your message was not what we are 
here for. . .mind  you that you won't always get an answer but it never 
hurts (well it might hurt a little) it never hurts to ask.
ask your questions,

joseph

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