Feodor Vassilyev
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Feodor Vassilyev (Russian: Фёдор Васильев, older spelling: Ѳеодоръ Васильевъ; c. 1707[1] – 1782) was a peasant from Shuya, Russia. His first wife, Valentina Vassilyeva, is said to have lived to be 76, and between 1725 and 1765, had 69 children (16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets); 67 of them survived infancy with the loss of one set of twins: the record for the most children born to a single woman. However, their names, dates of birth, and dates of death are all unknown.
Feodor Vassilyev | |
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Born | c. 1707 |
Died | 1782 (aged 74–75) Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast, Russian Empire |
Nationality | Russian |
Spouse | Valentina Vassilyeva |
Children | 88 in total |
Vassilyev said he also had 18 children with his second wife (6 pairs of twins and 2 sets of triplets), making him allegedly a father of 87 children in total.[2][3]
The data about Vassilyev's children are included in the Guinness Book of World Records.[3]