> -----Original Message----- > From: A LISTSERV list for discussions pertaining to New York State > history. [mailto:NYHIST-L@unix10.nysed.gov]On Behalf Of Ian McGiver > Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 6:56 PM > To: NYHIST-L@unix10.nysed.gov > Subject: Early New YOrk Quintuplets > > > Queensbury Quintuplets > > > I just stumbled across an interesting note within the 1810 census for the > Town of Queensbury, Washington County (now Warren County) New York. > > On page 364, at the bottom of the page, the census marshal made a note > that referred to an unnamed woman living in the household headed by a > David Irish. > "This woman is 24 years old and has had 10 children, 5 of which were born > at one and the same time." In the David Irish household only 6 people were > listed on the census. Two males under 10, One male 26-45 (this would be > David Irish, himself); one female under 10, the 24-year-old woman and a > Woman who was older than 45. So obviously the woman's 10 children were not > living with her, if in fact they were all living. Presumably, the > quintuplets did not all survive but I do not know that for certain. > > I thought, however ,that this would be an interesting bit of information > for someone (who was interested) to follow up; it would seem to open a > door to all sorts of interesting historical questions. So I wanted to > broadcast it. > > Ian McGiver > >