just wanted to share that I have records where the wife is still having children at 49 so child bearing years seemed to have been longer in the old days. I also have a record where the man was 47 when he remarried a 14 year old, he already had 8 children and together they had another 11 children.
Linda in Olympia, Wa.
On Monday, May 19, 2014 5:07 AM, "zacatecano020@hotmail.com" wrote:

My chance I ran across the baptismo of the wife of my Great Great Grandfather Patricio Madera.

Her name is Maria Dimas De La Paz, "Espanola" from Rancho Del "Guitasti"? and was baptized in 1819 our village Huejuquilla, Jalisco, Mexico.  Her parents are:  Maximo De La Paz and Agotona Ledesma:

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To verify that she is correctly the wife of my Great Great Grandfather Patricio Madera, here is a baptism record of a son they had name Julian Madera (1859) that is the brother of my Great Grandfather Calixto Madera.  And it lists parents of Julian Madera are Patricio Madera and Maria Dimas De La Paz.  Paternal Grandparents are Juan Benancio Madera and Geronima Fernandez.  Maternal Grandparents are Maximo De La Paz and Agotona Ledesma:

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So when Julian Madera was born Patricio Madera (born in 1792) was 67 years old and Maria Dimas De La Paz was 40 years old