Ukrainian couple has 17th child, lays claim to largest US family

[SewingDeb]

From the link above:
from the article:
"Yes, 69, says the Guinness Book of Records. From 1725 to 1765, a Russian peasant had 27 pregnancies and gave birth to "16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets." None of the 69 was born alone, and only two died as babies."

Since I only found 1 article with this information, I wanted to confirm the legitimacy of the claim. I did another search at www.altavista.com with the words:
Russian woman 69 children guinness

This time I found many articles referring to the Guinness Record.
The Guardian: (England)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/turkey/story/0,12700,1078852,00.html
The Telegraph: (India)
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1030925/asp/atleisure/story_2399247.asp
They seem to have been written in 2003, so if your school or local library has the book form of The Guinness Book of World Records, you could look in there.

 

[Tom'sGirl]

Mr. E., that family now has 16 kids (last was born 2 months ago), and all of their names still start with J. They are currently living in a 2,200 sf house but will be moving into a brand-new 7,000 sf home in the next few months. They don't owe anyone any money. They have commercial real estate properties (also free and clear) that they get income off of monthly. Even the new home is free and clear. They live in Arkansas and are also a very religious family. The father once held some kind of political job in Arkansas.

You're referring to "The Duggar Family" who we discussed at length on another thread.

All the females dress alike, hair is worn the same (never cut) .....was a very interesting family

Here's their newer link: http://www.duggarfamily.com/

 

[cheko1]

My ex comes from a family of 16 living kids ....his Mom had 1 set of twins out of the 16
She also has 2 still births & 2 miscarriages thats not included in the 16.

For the sake of my sanity..........after # 6 I'd of been the first Lorena Bobbitt! :doh: :doh: