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Most Sets of Twins and Multiples Carried by One Woman
Mrs. Fyodor Vassilyev (also known as Mrs. Feodor Vassiliev or Mrs. Fyodor Vassilet) of Shuya, Russia (1707-1782), 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, 4 sets of quadruplets

Mrs. Vassilyev gave birth to 69 children, 67 of whom survived infancy with most surviving to adulthood.
She was the 1st wife of Mr. Vassiliev, and they lived outside of Shuya, Russia, and were peasants who farmed off the land. The children were born between 1725 and 1765. It was reported and recorded by a monastery in 1782. Empress Ekaterina the 2nd was supposedly very captivated by the story. It is the only authenicated case of a woman having more than 60 children. It is believed that she and her husband eventually split up, as he did remarry.
 
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