Feodor Vassilyev (Russian: Фёдор Васильев, older spelling: Ѳеодоръ Васильевъ) (c. 1707^[1] – 1782) was a peasant from Shuya, Russia. His first wife Valentina Vassilyeva set the record for most children birthed by a single woman. She gave birth to a total of 69 children. She gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. 67 of her children were reported to survive infancy. Vassilyev also had 18 children with his second wife, who had 6 pairs of twins and 2 sets of triplets, making him a father of 87 children in 35 births in total. Of his 87 children, at least 82 are said to have survived infancy.^[2][3]

Amazing, it's just, how did he afford that?

214 said:

Amazing, it's just, how did he afford that?

That's not the question--how did she survive that?

purplethunder3121 said:

214 said:

Amazing, it's just, how did he afford that?

That's not the question--how did she survive that?

Your'e right.

Damn! That's a lot of kids.

purplethunder3121 said:

I know she must have felt like that when husband came through the front door. Geebus, can a woman get a break.

morningsong said:

purplethunder3121 said:

I know she must have felt like that when husband came through the front door. Geebus, can a woman get a break.

My great grandmother had 14 kids; I can't even wrap my mind around that many.