Wednesday, May 14, 2008

World Record Family Trees

- The record for the most generation born on the same day is four and is held by five families: Ralph Betram Williams (USA July 4, 1982), Veera Tuulia Tuiljantyar Kivisto (Finland, March 21, 1997), Maureen Werner (USA October 13, 1998), Jacob Camren Hildebranndt (USA Aug. 23, 2001), and Mion Masuda (Japan march 26, 2005) all share their birthday with a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent.


- The Rollings family (UK) and the Taylor family (USA) have given birth to the most consecutive generations of twins with four sets each.


- The most albino siblings were born to two families: the four eldest sons born to George and Minnie Sesler (USA), and all four children of Mario and Angie Gaulin (Canada).


- The most twin siblings born on the same day were born to two women; Laura Shelley (USA) bore Melissa Nicole and Mark Fredrick Julian Jr. in 1990 and Kayla May and Jonathan Price Moore in 2003, on March 25. Caroline Cargado (USA) bore Keilani Marie and Kahleah Mae in 1996 and Mikayla Anee and Malia Abigail on May 30, 2003.


- The record for the youngest great-great-great-great grandmother was set by Augusta Bunge (USA October 13, 1879) on January 21, 1989 at the age of 109 years 97 days, when her great-great-great-granddaughter gave birth to a son, Christopher john Bollig.

1 comment:

phoeberz said...

I am a direct decendent of Augusta. She was my great-great-great-grandmother. She died at the age of 109 when I was only 9. she lived through many thing and had the best stories because of it. The others in this liniage are my grand mothers aunt and cousins.
In honor of Augusta I name my first born daughter after her.

I love you and miss you Oma.
Tonia