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

Do you mean at Notre Dame in New Orleans? Why were the records there?  Because that's where the Archbishop lives and probably where he files/filed those types of records.  The Archbishops probably moved all their old records there when the place was built.  The Archbishop was/is the person to grant such requests. Maybe the people at the Archdiocese Archives would have a better answer. Dispensations, as well as annulments, and other things require a "fee", just like any thing else might need fees these days.  Think of them as a "filing fee", these days, an expensive fee. Alexa Genealogy research since 1974 Ancestral hauntings - I ain't afraid-a no ghosts... --- On Mon, 7/23/12, Jan B Strickland <jans884@bellsouth.net> wrote: From: Jan B Strickland <jans884@bellsouth.net> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] Consanguinity To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 11:24 AM 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