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July 29, 1824
The Wilmingtonian, And Delaware Register
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Michael Isprig, aged 71, and his wife Barbara, 70, living in Ohio, head an exceptionally large family: 17 children (15 surviving, 14 married), 106 grandchildren (12 married with 36 children), totaling 187 including spouses.
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OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
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A PATRIARCH.—Michael Isprig, aged 71, and Barbara, his wife, aged 70 now living in Ohio, are the progenitors of a family, the members of which are, perhaps, without a parallel in the States: as the following statement will shew:
"They have had 17 children of whom two died in infancy, and 14 were married: from these have proceeded 106 grand children, 12 of whom have married, and the number of their children amounts to 36.—So that they may be counted as follows:
Michael Isprig and his wife, 2
Their children, 17
Grandchildren, 106
Great Grandchildren, 36
—161
To which add the number of persons to whom their children were married, 14, and the husbands or wives of their grandchildren, 12 and the aggregate is 187 persons."
"They have had 17 children of whom two died in infancy, and 14 were married: from these have proceeded 106 grand children, 12 of whom have married, and the number of their children amounts to 36.—So that they may be counted as follows:
Michael Isprig and his wife, 2
Their children, 17
Grandchildren, 106
Great Grandchildren, 36
—161
To which add the number of persons to whom their children were married, 14, and the husbands or wives of their grandchildren, 12 and the aggregate is 187 persons."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
What keywords are associated?
Large Family
Patriarch
Progenitors
Ohio
Grandchildren
What entities or persons were involved?
Michael Isprig
Barbara
Where did it happen?
Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Michael Isprig
Barbara
Location
Ohio
Story Details
Michael Isprig and wife Barbara have 17 children, 106 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren, totaling 161 descendants plus 26 spouses for 187 family members.