The Largest Number of Children in One Family on Record?
Wednesday, December 28th, 2005
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USA Today recently came out with a family on record with the most children born to one couple, the Chernenko family of Sacromento, 17 children. Originally from the Ukraine, this family shows that having many children can be a great blessing from God. Unlike other large families that have large incomes to overcome the modern doubts of financial sustainability of so many kids, Vladimir Chernenko provides only a modest income as a security guard and a janitor at a school. The USA Today article shows how God is in control of our finances, our families, and our faith…if we allow him that control.
I’m not quite certain that Wendy and I will make it to 17, but I am certain of the faith that we have that God will take care of us if we do. This isn’t complex theology or detailed decision making. We aren’t masterminding our future or “planning” our parenting as if our children are lab specimins with predictable lives and scientific hypotheses. Our children are gifts from God, and each one of them are blessings to us, to each other, and to the world.
July 2nd, 2007 at 1:32 am
I’ve heard of this family. They don’t speak English at all.
There is a record that has a pretty large number of children born to one mother. A Russian woman had 69 children in 40 years (1725 to 1765)! They were twins (16 sets), triplets (7 sets), and quads (4 sets). Only two failed to live passed infancy.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Yes, they do speak English. They were featured on TLC and speak perfect English.
February 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Not to ruion your day but there are 19 in my family counting my parents.
I guess we are even. Born and raised in Remer, MN You can check the stas. at Cass County court house, Minesota under Gus (Agustus), Bartell Parents are both dead also two oldest siblings. My older sister is in her eighties living in Grants pass, Or.
jon I’m next to the toungest at 64 years.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Well I guess that big families are spread far and wide…I am the second to youngest in a family of 17 children, yes all from one mother and father. I am 18 and quite happy and satisfied, saved through Christ, by grace in faith. My family has 4 sets if twins, boy-boy 2 sets and boy-girl two sets. Hey, unlike other families, we are never bored or alone unless we choose to be.
September 16th, 2008 at 2:13 am
Wow,I grew up in a family of 6 and thought that was a big family, which in the 80s it was. However, I love kids and would love to have as many as GOD would bless us with. My hubby is from one of those western european countries where having children is not all that great(I wont name the country as not to offend anyone), where it seems no one here has more than 1-2 children and they wait until they are 40 to have them! Its sad bc they dont even seem to care much, and in the USA we LOVE our children and our big families! So glad GOD touches our families and bless them with so many blessings!!
September 26th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
“The highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother is 69, to the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev** (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia. Between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 confinements, she gave birth to 16 pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. 67 of them survived infancy.”
October 21st, 2008 at 11:32 am
I am the third oldest in a family of 18. Five twins 2 triplets.
January 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am
In my country (Hungary) there is a family in the south of the country living in a small village with 20 kids. They were on TV a couple of years ago in a show presented by Mr. Andras Kepes.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
There is a family in Sri Lanka which was featured in a newspaper article and they have currently 23 children and the mother is expecting one more. So, 17 is not really the highest number.
February 23rd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I have a personal friend who is one of 22 children by the same parents. I came to this site to see if that was some kind of record but it looks like someone else has captured that title.
March 8th, 2009 at 6:49 am
I have the most children by one father in my family and the most grandchildren for my parents…but I never made it to double digit numbers! I only gave birth to 8!
I wish I could have more like these lucky women!
To all those with super large families:God sure has blessed you all!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
im the 69th oldest of a lot of children there are 5 sets of twins 4 sets of triplets 4 sets of quadruplets 3 sets of quintuplets 7 sets of sextuplets 2 sets of septuplets 1 set of nontuplets 2 sets of decaplets 6 sets of octuplets and 4 single birth. add it all together
June 16th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Wow, Asilla Smith! At least you’re in the elder half of the family, so you have almost 130 little siblings to boss around. Part of me, though, believes that in reality you are a primary-school teacher who wanted to post a math “story problem” on a school enrichment site, but mistakenly posted it to a Quiverfull site . . . . .What does everyone else think??
Chimbobbee
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I have a couple of questions for Asilla Smith – how many of your siblings were live births? How many survived infancy? That is an amazing story! I’d love to hear more about your very large family!
July 15th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Asilla Smith…if your story is true, why can’t I find anyting out when I google you. If your story is a math problem, I hope you are a college professor, because I have failed to add up the number of children in the story!
I’d like to find the real record of the most births, the mother with 69 children sounds like it takes the cake! Also, if the Duggars of NW Arkansas keep going, they may take the current record!
Myself, I have a dream of having 6 children once I marry.
July 26th, 2009 at 7:21 am
umm the duggar family has 18 and they keep growing
July 31st, 2009 at 8:01 am
Asilla Smith… the only families with decaplets never survived infancy. I think your just making it up to get attention.
September 1st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
The Duggar family just got bigger. Not only are they going to have a grandchild (due in mid-October I think), but they just announced today that they are pregnant with number 19.
September 7th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Yeah, I did the numbers. Asilla would be #69 of 190 children. Allegedly. Pffft!
September 24th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
I’ve read the record held in the UK is 22 children born to 1 woman in the midlands England.
However my friend lived in Gravesend Kent England during 1950/60s. She recalls a naighbour who had 24 children which included 2 sets of twins. Most of the children had grown up so I guess they had been born around the 1930/40s.
This is the same as the shri Lankan lady expecting her 24th. Apart from the lady from russia who had 69 – is 24 the next most?