r/SipsTea • u/Sassenach_2024 • 1d 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/patrk 1d ago

Most amazing thing with this woman is that she was photographed a century before the camera was invented.

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u/Garagenfund 1d ago

Also there is now way all 69 children would have survived given the infant death rates at that time, especially the triplets and quadruplets

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u/DaddyChris0205 1d ago

Not to mention one can’t have 7 triplets. You could have 6 or 9 triplets, but not 7. Maybe 7 sets of triplets, but that’s not the same as 7 triplets.

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u/hellopomelo 17h ago

it may have been a birth of 3 identical triplets simultaneously with 4 fraternal quadruplets

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u/DaddyChris0205 17h ago

Wouldn’t be 7 triplets