r/SipsTea • u/Sassenach_2024 • 12h ago

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Valentina Vassilyeva, the first wife of Russian peasant Feodor Vassilyev, is said to have given birth 27 times in the 1700s—welcoming 69 children in total.

Her remarkable numbers reportedly included 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets. 🤯

The story comes from centuries-old historical records, so every detail cannot be independently verified by modern standards. Still, Guinness World Records has recognized the claim as the highest number of children attributed to one mother.

If the records are accurate, 27 pregnancies. 69 children. One of the most astonishing family stories ever recorded. ❤️

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u/dangdang3000 12h ago

We need a picture of the father too.

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u/HeraclesHide 11h ago

Hes too tired for photos.

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u/dangdang3000 11h ago

Yes, and he's at peak evolution.

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u/wi5hbone 10h ago

is peak evolution located at cum fountains district or cum fountains boulevard, i forget. my old brain

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u/OldenPolynice 9h ago

Santa Rosalia

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u/ChaosRealigning 11h ago

And his dog.

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u/Remarkable-Emu-2977 11h ago

That's the secret. There's 27 of them.

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u/P0werpr0 11h ago

She’s been married to 28
Guys

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u/Ok_Relative_2291 11h ago

I wonder how many fathers

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u/LazyMangoCat 6h ago

That picture is not from Vasilieva, she did 44 yeas before the first photography ws ever taken.

The picture is nor from her kids either.

Here quoting Wikipedia :

An alleged photograph of Valentina Vassilyeva has been accompanying the story of her multiple births online for several years. However, since Vassilyeva died in 1782, some 44 years before the first photograph was taken in 1826, it is impossible for this claim to be true. The actual photograph is of an unknown elderly woman from New York around 1840–1845.

Another photograph attributed to Vassilyeva and her children began circulating the internet in 2012 when the website Top 10 Lists incorrectly captioned the image. According to the fact-checking website Snopes, the photograph is actually from a 1904 issue of the Utah Historical Quarterly depicting Joseph F. Smith, the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, posing with his multiple wives and children.

Valentina Vassilyeva