The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-03-12
Large Falni les.

We propose to give here notice OF
some of the most remarkable instances
of numerous births which from time to
time have been chronicled. 1t will ap-
pear almost incredible that 80 many as
twenty children should have sprung from
one mother, but among the cases enume-
rated here will be found some very much
more remarkable in point of humber
There is singular instance OF numrr-
nns births TO be found in the English
Caases Cele5res, where Colonel James
Turner, in his defence, speaking OF his
wife says. She sat down. being some
what ia, and weary, poor heart. have
had twenty-seven children by her, fif-
zen sons aud twelve daughters - Some
remarkable Instances Of this have been
chronicled at different times in the Gen
tleman's Magazine. In the year 1856,
we fiud a notice of the birth ofthe thirty
fifth child by one husband Of a woman
| in We're Street. In l743. is recorded
the death Of Agnes MiIbourne, aged lug,
| who had been the mother of thirty
lchiidrrn. In 1888, we are told OF
|rMr. Thomas Rogers, cllange-broker,
| who had by his wife twenty-nine, chill
ldren, b.rn and christened. On July
s1st, l7sI, it is mentioned that, a man
AID woman at Kirton-ls-Moor, in Cum
beilapd, ,together with their thirty chill
dreL the youngest of. whom was be-
tweea Two and three years old, walked
to church to the christening Of their thir-
| t, -frstshild. In the Collec,anea Typo
J graphacAis noticed the case OF Thomas
GreenhiE surgeon to the Duke Of Nor
folk, 169S who pc itioned he Earl Mar
] shal. thai in consideration Of your pc
/, TONER beinsthe seventh son and thirty
! mink child If one father and mother,
: your grace Nuld be pleased to signalize
: it by some paicular remark or augnen-
t ,ation in his cot of arms, TO transmit to
5 posterity 80 uAomnlon a thing It
o my be observes that the confirmation
$ If the arms contass no reference to the
i fact.
II a still more wonsrful instance is Civ
j. en- in the same woS, of weaver in
J, Scotland, who had by,ne woman siaty-
! two children. of whom four daughters
: and forty.six sons lived |, gov ap. This
il account is given on the athority Of se-
4 yeral cred bic witnessed. In each Of
al 1h.s., cases ii will be obssed that the
J | children were all borns Of : same pa.
. rents. Two other cases al recorded
/ slightly different: one Of a mawho had
j eiehty.ssvsn children by twoAives, 81
NJ which sixty.nine were BY the b sigh.
: ,sen by the second; another, y, bad
4 seyenty.two chill rem BY two wiz. one
re of whom was the mother Of thirtx txWo
e. children. Il
!. pathaps still more wonderful are
4 eases on record Of the number OF Cd
"a llren which have been borus at SIM
4. birth II is stated In the Geaflenae
Maearise for March, 79s, that IL !
commune of Verchocq. department
an pas-ds-C Calais, the wife cf Pierre fr'
- co;s Duisain Had six children It 4 bir
ds | thrse boys and three girls; they we're
"a horne alivs, but died soon after. ~
n q salriaai,. wife of BartoIomeo Fres
d baldi, j member Of N old Flofent
"a ha1se. qavs birth To fifty-tWo child
q. M a Il hi, 81 whom never less than th
III were born al d . flrpe. S.,
a ii Aubrey i Nafaral History # u
as,d slsys MI find IN accouas of an lnssl
M tion Il Wishford MHgsla, g y 20 7.