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From: "Matt Goodrich" <Genealogy@4dv.net>
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Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] First Cousin marraiges
Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:12:24 -0700
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Another way to look at it.
If you look at the states that do allow it, it is probably 60 to 65% of the
population, and it definitely was before Texas did an about face.

CA, NY, FL, MA, IL, etc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com [mailto:roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com]
> On Behalf Of Patscga@aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:20 PM
> To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com
> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] First Cousin marraiges
> 
> "Now legal in most states."
> 
> I beg to differ.
> "Twenty-four states prohibit marriages between first cousins. Six states
> allow first cousin marriage under certain circumstances, and North
> Carolina
> allows first cousin marriage but prohibits double-cousin marriage."
> 
> Also the Catholic church forbids marriages between first cousins.
> 
> I suggest you think about it this way - How many of us know people who
> married a first cousin.