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Sextuplets (6)

World Sextuplets

Total Sets
I have recorded 185 sets of sextuplets in the world as of July 2012.

First Sets Born
1500s - Italy
1600s - Italy
1831 - Unidentified (USA, December 30 1831) They were reportedly 6 girls, none survived, and the mother was 19.

First Surviving Set
1974 - David Peter (4bs 4ozs), Emma Louise (3lbs), Nicolette Anne (2lbs 7ozs), Grant (4lbs 1ozs), Elizabeth Rebecca (3lbs 5ozs) and Jason Solomon (4lbs 6os) Rosenkowitz born in South Africa, January 11 1974.

All Surviving Sets
37 sets

  1. 1974 - Rosenkowitz (South Africa, January 11) David, Grant, Jason, Emma, Nicolette, Elizabeth.
  2. 1980 - Giannini (Italy, January 11) Francesco, Fabrizio, Giorgio, Roberto, Letizia & Linda.
  3. 1983 - Vanhove/Gadeyne(Belgium, August 17) Bruno, Jelle, Tom, Anne, Lode, Veerle.
  4. 1983 - Walton (England, UK, November 18) Hannah, Lucy, Ruth, Sarah, Kate, Jennifer.
  5. 1986 - Coleman (England, November 12) Gary, James, Stuart, Hannah, Nichola, Jayne.
  6. 1989 - Adam (France, January 14) Melanie, Doriane, Coralie, Gaelle, Cedric, Kevin.
  7. 1993 - Vince (England, May 19) Rebecca, Gregory, Katie, Stephanie, Jessica, Valerie.
  8. 1993 - Asencio/Lungano (Argentina, May 22) Francisco, Julio, Mercedes, Mary Ines, Lucia and Mary Laura.
  9. 1993 - Dilley (Indiana, May 25) Brenna, Ian, Julian, Quinn, Claire, Adrian.
  10. 1993 - Lopez (Argentina, July 7) María Luz, Solana, Camila, Julieta, Alejo, Lautaro.
  11. 1994 - Caram (Argentina, March 2) Maria Ines, Lucia, Mercedes, Laura, Julio, Francisco
  12. 1996 - Haner (New York, March 22 ) Christian, Ryan, Austin, Mary Ellen, Joshua, Breanna.
  13. 1996 - Incarnato (Italy, March 27) Sara, Deborah, Rosanna, Mariarca, Emanuele, Pasquale.
  14. 1996 - Garja/Tijerina (Mexico, June 26) Luis, Jose, Carlos, Esperanza, Rebeca, Ana.
  15. 1997 - Boniello (New York, March 24) Trifon, Sabrina Juliet, Olivia Frederica, Gerard Martin, Sophia Betty, Stella Raquel.
  16. 1997 - Secco (Italy, August 11) Davide, Jacopo, Nicolo, Elena, Silvia, Mattia
  17. 1998 - Prijono (Indonesia, November 29) Danny, Davis, Dylon, Douglas, Dominick, Deirdre.
  18. 1999 - Martinez/Muniz (Mexico, November 23 1999) José, Gerardo, Antonio, Fabian, Julia, Cecilia.
  19. 2000 - unidentified (Saudi Arabia, February 20 2000) 3 boys, 3 girls, all survive
  20. 2002 - Headrick (Kansas, April 6) Grant Douglas, Ethan Roy, Sean Edward, Melissa Sue, Jaycie Linette, Danielle Patrice.
  21. 2002 - Harris (Alabama, July 7) Kierra Christine, Kaylynne Antoinett, Kaleb Reddrick, Kobe Byshari, Kieran Anthony, Kyle Jacob.
  22. 2003 - Perry (Pennsylvania, March 19) Ian, Simon, Olivia, Zoe, Joshua, Madison.
  23. 2003 - Al-Khatih (Gaza/Palestine, September 12) Yasser, Arafat, Ammar, Palestina, Tahreer & Nida.
  24. 2004 - Van Houten (Michigan, January 7, 16, 17) Jon Paul, Gerrit, Peyton, Nolan, Samantha, Kennedy.
  25. 2004 - Hanselman (Ohio, February 26) Kyle, Logan, Alex, Isabella, Sophia, Lucy.
  26. 2004 - Otten (Illinois, April 9) Jacob, Joshua, Tyler, Isabella, Madison, Rileigh.
  27. 2004 - Gosselin (Pennsylvania, May 10) Joel, Aaden, Collin, Alexis, Hannah, Leah. Also have twins.
  28. 2004 - Hayes (New Jersey, September 14) Connor, Eric, Ryan, Rebecca, Rachel, Tara.
  29. 2004 - unidentified (California, September 15) 4 boys, 2 girls.  
  30. 2005 - Ibrahim/Ahmed (Egypt, January) 5 girls, 1 boy, Imen, Esra, Elee, Aye, Esme, Muhammed
  31. 2005 - Moreno/Sanchez (Mexico, July) 6 girls, Flor, Gabriela Segumi, Fátima, Elizabeth, Mayela, Ángela.
  32. 2005 - Figueroa/Perez (Dominican Republic, December 27) 3 boys, 3 girls, Emilio, Manuel, Hugo, Paola, Nerey, Emely
  33. 2007 - Masche (Arizona, June 11) Bailey, Savannah, Molli, Cole, Blake, Grant.
  34. 2007 - Byler (Florida, September 1) Brady, Eli, Ryan, Jackson, Charlie, MacKenzie.
  35. 2008 - Carpio (New York, October 6) Justin, Genesis, Joel, Jadon, Jezreel, Danelia
  36. 2008 - Temiz (Germany, October 16) 4 girls, 2 boys, Rana, Esma, Zeynep, Zehra, Adem, Ahmed.
  37. 2012 - Wangwitthayaskul (Thailand, May) 3 boys, 3 girls, Porsche (b), Volks (b), Fiat (b), Mini (g), Audi (g), Fortune (g).

In addition there are 6 surviving octuplets born to Rosario Clavijo in Spain on December 5 1996, and a set of 6 surviving septuplets born to the McGhee family.

There is the possibility of 50 sets living, as I don't have follow up info on these sets:

  1. 1978 - unidentified (Guatemala, September 1978) 5 boys, 1 girl, unsure how many survive
  2. 1980 - Abbas Basha (Egypt, June 1980) 6 girls, unsure how many survive
  3. 1983 - Ahmed (Iraq, January 25 1983) 6 boys, unsure how many survive, not verified
  4. 1985 - Shanun (Israel, October 8 1985) 5 boys, 1 girl
  5. 1986 - unidentified (Australia, 1986)
  6. 1989 - unidentified (Italy, May 20 1989)
  7. 1993 - Radic (Ecuador, April 23 1993) 4 boys, 2 girls
  8. 1994 - Caram (Argentina, March 2 1994) 4 girls, 2 boys, unsure how many survive
  9. 1996 - Carotenuto (Italy, February 27 1996) 4 girls, 2 boys
  10. 1998 - unidentified (Saudi Arabia, September 6 1998) 3 boys, 3 girls, reported to be spontaneous, already had a set of triplets
  11. 1999 - Belfort (June 15 1999)  
  12. 2000 - unidentified (Saudi Arabia, February 20 2000)
  13. 2002 - Sheikh (Pakistan, October 30 2002) 5 boys, 1 girl
  14. 2003 - Ghosson (Lebanon, October 11 2003) 4 girls, 2 boys, Batool, Mariyam, Hitaf, Aya, Ali, Abdelrahman (1 may have died, the hospital site says 5 went home)
  15. 2003 - Chiarelli/Lo Vetere (Italy, 2003) reportedly conceived spontaneously
  16. 2012 - Gul (Afghanistan, 2012) 3 boys, 3 girls (one was 1lb 9ozs) spontaneous

If anyone knows whether these sets survived, please email me. Most of the info I got from old newspapers, but they never followed up on how many survived.

First American Set To Survive
1993 - Brenna, Ian, Julian, Quinn, Claire, and Adrian Dilley of Indiana, born May 25 1993.

First African American Set To Survive
2002 - Kierra, Kaylynne, Kaleb, Kobe, Kieran and Kyle Harris (Alabama, July 7).

The Thompson sextuplets were the first African American set to be born in the US, with 5 surviving.

First Set Born From Fertility Treatments
1968 - Lynne (d), Julie, Susan, girl (d), Ian (d), and Roger Thorns were born in England in October 2 1968, they were the result of HCG treatment.

Youngest Mother of Sextuplets
19 years old - Unidentified (USA, December 30 1831)
19 years old - Unidentified (Nigeria, 1907) 6 girls, none survived.

Lightest Birthweight (Total, all 6 survive)
9lbs 2ozs - Van Houten (Michigan, January 7, 16 and 17 2004)

Lightest Birthweight (Single Baby, surviving)
15ozs - Sylas Morrison (Minnesota, June 10, 2007)

Heaviest Birthweight (Total, all 6 survive)
24lbs 14ozs - Hayes (New Jersey, September 14 2004)

Heaviest Birthweight (Single Baby, surviving) .
4lbs 10ozs - Ryan Hayes (New Jersey, 2004).

Longest Gestation
33 weeks - Prijono (Indonesia, November 29 1998)
33 weeks - José, Gerardo, Antonio, Fabian, Julia and Cecilia Martinez (Mexico, November 23 1999).
33 weeks - Wang (China, May 29 2003)

Delayed Birth
24 days - Jeremiah, Noah, Christopher, Rebekah, Hannah and Faith Collins born October 18 (Christopher) and November 11 1998. Four survive.

Natural Delivery
3 sets - Vanhove/Gadeyne (Belgium, August 17 1983), Ibikunle (Nigeria, March 31 2003), Van Houten (Michigan, January 7, 16 and 17 2004).

Spontaneously Conceived
40 sets (most pre-1960s)

In recent years:
8 sets: Garja/Tijerino (sometimes seen as Martinez) (Mexico, June 26 1996), Hong (China, December 23 1998), Unidentified (Saudi Arabia, 1998), Ibukinle (Nigeria, March 31 2003), Wang (China, May 2003), Abdel-Meguid/Abdel Hakim (Egypt, October 27 2003), Chiarelli/Lo Vetere (Italy, 2003), Gul (Afghanistan, 2012)

All Female Sextuplets
8 sets - Only 1 (possibly 2) sets with all surviving.

1831 - Unidentified (USA, December 30 1831) none survived.
1893 - Unidentified (England), no word on survivors.
1907 - Unidentified (Nigeria) with none surviving.
1980 - Abbas Basha (Egypt, 1980) no word on survivors.
1983 - Hannah, Lucy, Ruth, Sarah, Kate and Jenny Walton (England, November 18 1983) Said to be 1st surviving all female set.
1997 - Abdel-Fattah (Egypt, October 31 1997) 4 survive
2005 - Moreno/Sanchez (Mexico, July 2005) born at 32 weeks

All Male Sextuplets
2 or 3 sets - None survived as far as I know.

1967 - Unidentified (Pakistan, November 1 1967), with no info on survivors.
1983 - Ahmed (Iraq, January 1983) Reported, not confirmed, but never followed up on if any survived.
1985 - Calcatelli (Italy, January 9 1985). One died at 10 days, but I don't know how many survived. [Note, this set may actually be 4 boys and 2 girls]

Sets With Identicals
6 sets

3 identical, 2 identical - Calcatelli (Italy, January 9 1985) 6 boys, 5 may survive [Note: I've seen a report that they were 4 boys and 2 girls]
2 sets of identicals - 1903 - Unidentified (Ghana, April 19 1903) 2 sets of boys were identical, 1 boy fraternal and 1 girl fraternal. None survived.
2 sets of identicals - 2003 - Abdel-Meguid/Abdel Hakim (Egypt, October 27 2003) 2 boys identical, 2 girls identical, a boy & girl fraternal. 5 survive (1 girl died).
2 sets of identicals - 2006 - Bailey (Arizona, February 17 2006) 2 boys identical, 2 girls identical, 4 survive (IVF conceived).
3 identical - 1998 - Hong (China, December 23 1998) 3 boys identical, 1 boy fraternal, 2 girls fraternal. 4 survive.
2 identical - 1998 - Lacasale (New Jersey, October 20 1998) 2 identical babies were lost in utero, unsure of sex.
2 identical - 2007 - Soldani (California, September 12 2007) 4 girls, 2 boys, Lucia, Joely (d), Bailey (d), Briana (d), Bruno, Santino.

American Surviving Sextuplets (less than 6 surviving)
Not counting the sets where all 6 survived, there have been 27 other births of sextuplets in the USA since 1831.

Sets Born Per Year (USA)
Since 1989 there have been an average of 1.125 sets of sextuplets born each year in the USA.
About 2.72% of all sextuplets will have some identical children.
 

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