Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-05-31

a GOoD-slLED + AMILY-lWESTY-THBEE CHILD
Rem OF ONE FATHER AND MOTHER We we're in
vited the other day to go and see an old lady at
Winooski who-so the tale told Us ran-r.s now
one hundred yesrs old and the mother Of t@ep-
ty-four sons by one father, sli now living and
all coOpers by trade. We went Of course; for,
as the friend who invited US remarked, it vas
altogether probable there wss not another SINH
lar Gaze in the United StateF. if there wss
in the world, and it would be worth while to see
awoman who had done so much FOR her race.
The story, ike many other marvellous ones,
dwin1led considerably when brought IN contact
! with the facts but we did ind "a old lady who
is now IN her siasiy-ainfb year, ani who has
been the mother Of tlrsHty-tiree children. The
case is perhaps worth noting in print
Marie Albert was born in the French village
Of Conrecolur on the s.. lawrence on the I0th
Of October 1873. At the age Of : she married
Francois Peppin who Tas three years older than
herself The children Of this union we're az TO-
lows
Francois, nov living in Essex, Vt, at the sge
Of 70 yesrs lie is bachelor.
Antoine,-died y years ago IN Shelbarn,
Vt. leaving twelve children who are s,iu living,
and who have L children.
Marie, an infant, del at nine months.
Jean Baptiste, now living in E,sez. aged so
years. lie has children living and grand
children.
Pierre, died in early infancy.
Joseph, nov living in shel5urn, age 66. He
hss chillren living, sud p grand children,
one Of whom Is married, and will If all gees
well be a father bimse.f in few weeks
Oliver, now living in Arkansas age CD.
Pauline and Clemence, twins, now dead They
lived TO be married ami four Of Pauline child
rea are now living.
julia, row living in Essex. the wife Of Louie
Laiue, mother Of children and Las l3 grand
children.
Andrew, now living in win9aski, at the age
Of IS. lie has 6 children living sad grand
children.
Timothy, died st the age Of H..
Hortense, deoea,ei, lived to be msrrleI
Clemence. died at the age Of 40, leaving
children sad grand children
Zle, GOV living in Fairfield. Vt. wife Of Jos
Morriset, hss children living snd grsad
children
After Zoe cane four ciulrsu, two hogs and
two girls al Of whom died young
Bruno, nov living in wiuoa-A.. srel SO. has
S children.
Paul, diei az the age Of -
Seth. died a, the age Of one year
An infant boy, died quite young.
This is record Of te.a,g-Hrse children,
si1,y-sersq living grand children, .erertg-screa
living great grand children, aui one Of the fifth
geaeraton expected soon.
THriy-hr3 grand children and t-satg-5as
great grandchildren have died, making the total
progeny Of this union up TO the time, fr3 haze
irei anil trs1ty.
We sre indebted for these facts to SIrs Pep
pin, and to her son, Mr.. Bruno Peppin. who IL
a respectable citizen OF Wnooski. Mrs Peppin,
now within few months Of ninety-uine. t,.il
hss the possession Of su her faculties, though
her eyesight is falling her. TIL within two
years, however, the has been able to read SIZE
hears wcr-srd though considerably bowed
over she walks about the house, AMI has made an
extended visit among her children out Of town,
this spring. She bids fair to live % see the ez-
pectel newcomer Of the fifth generation Of Pep
pins living, and to ell out round one hundred
years or more Of life Il vas noticeable, in
conversation with the old lady. that while her
memory Of the usmes snd ages Of har elder
children was quite distinct, her recollection Of
the latter ones who have died grew iniist.net.
after the fifteenth or sixteenth, when babies Lad
come to be something Of En- ola story with her,
sni the nsues Of four sae was uustle to give
US
The father Of this fsmiiy died at the sge Of
S. The family left Canals in 1888, and Mra.
Pepqin has resilei for some twenty years in
Wiuooski, mos; Of the time with uer zon Bruno
Il is worth adding that this great family have
always lived in the utmost harmony, and have
been lsw-sbiding, homer, sni respectable with
cut an exception. And though there was not
quite tsenty-four children, nor we're they al
sons, or all coopera, the family list makes
quite an item Of the census. rni the name Of
Peppin ia not likely to disappear very shortly