Just found this with a search for the info listed below, and should have know it was on the LAGenWeb Site. Hope this helps. ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Joe Wiegman, -- member of the Algiers (Louisiana) Historical Society and manager of the Vallettes of New Orleans site. ============================================================================= What is a "dispensation"? A dispensation is a release from, or exception to, a specific church law. In the case of marriage, it is an exception to the canon law that says any two persons related by blood, through the 6th degree (one's First Cousin, for example, is, per canon law, a 2nd-degree blood relative), can not marry. Another example pertains to a Catholic wanting to marry a Protestant; or marriage between certain affinal relatives (in-laws); not to mention other examples. In the records below, all of the dispensations appear to have been granted. Genealogically, dispensation records are very informative. They not only give the names of the two parties (and sometimes their blood relationship), but often include a short family tree of each party. The records below are from the Notre Dame archives and are for the most part redacted (i.e., not in their entirety); but the full record may nevertheless be available from the original microfilm; and where a family tree may exist. Thus if a tree is not given in any of the entries below, write/call the address below and give the full citation as show. (NOTE 1: I have done my own redaction, without otherwise altering pertinent genealogy info, of each record in order to reduce file length. I have also included alternate surname spellings where I felt confident of such spelling.) (NOTE 2: Other Louisiana dispensation may exist in the records of the Archdioceses of Quebec, Spain, and Cuba.) The data is arranged by date; thus requiring that you use your "find" function found under the "Edit" tab of your browser in order to search for a particular surname. [ ] are my interjections. University of Notre Dame Archives Attn: Calendar Archives 607 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 email: Archives.1@nd.edu phone: (219) 631-6448 fax: (219) 631-7980 ******************************************************************************* -----Original Message----- From: Jan B Strickland Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:24 PM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Consanguinity Jan, I can not locate the link right now, but I found lots of church permissions in the Notre Dame records. Why there, I have no idea. Google - MARRIAGE DISPENSATIONS FOR THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA I found lots doing that. Some appeared to be first cousins. Jan in Orlando, FL -----Original Message----- From: Jan Dean Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 11:35 AM To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Subject: [LAORLEAN] Consanguinity In one of my collateral branches, I have two first cousins marrying. I was surprised to find that this is possible in the Catholic Church. Here's what I found on the Net (http://catholicexchange.com/can-cousins-marry-in-the-church/). "But as for two first cousins... the Church's position is that they are forbidden to marry only by ecclesiastical law, not by divine law. For this reason it is canonically possible to receive a dispensation that permits two first-cousins to marry validly in the Catholic Church. (This assumes, of course, that it is legal under civil law in the area where the marriage is to take place---and in the U.S., some states permit it, while others don't.)" Does someone know where I can find the Catholic Church records where permission was given for this marriage? Jan in New Orleans ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message