Father of 27 children (I've Got a Secret 7/8/59) 

you said you knew your great grandmother very well but didnt know your great grandfather? Was he around long enough to see his youngest child grow up?

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what about the wife/mother. How old was she the first time she got pregnant if they had been married over 30 years?

That's so amazing! Good for you! I'm glad you found this video!

@@harlankrissoff9966 That makes me think that she was a teenager when she got married. Women in their 50s usually can't have babies anymore let alone have one year after year.

Hello April, I'm your great Aunt.

That is such a great great gift of God 27 children God bless them all

AWESOME!!

How awesome! Do you know the names of all of them?

OMGGGGG

Yes, she was probably grateful! He's showing off his "masculinity!"@@Hollandsemum2

The man has the difficult part. The woman only has to have them

Maybe she was too busy (or exhausted from) getting food from the food cellar, cooking it on a wood stove, and doing laundry by hand.

She gave birth to her own staff 😂

I was just thinking, that poor woman has to cook and clean for 27 children and her husband??!? And she does it with absolutely no modern day appliances at all. These people didn’t even have a refrigerator. And people think they have it so tough today. SMH.

This man might be responsible for a quarter of the current US population! LOL.

@@thunderbird1921 He's Canadian

@@raineyroo22 Nah, she had plenty of help. It was probably challenging in the early years, but the oldest ones would have been helping her long before number 27 came along. People used to train their children to help.

Chantal Paradis My grand father is Norman Cyr! hello i doubt we have ever met in person but its nice to know you exist. a wide family we have.

My grand mother is #26 Jean, we have a huge family, also cousins grandfather is #13 Reginald

He's my double (maybe triple) great grandfather!

When you refer to siblings by number hahahha

Who is your grandpa. I'm your great aunt...

My 1st thought was he was a Mormon

Did he impregnate more than one woman?

Must be ,Catholic...they do not use birth control...

@@janeiwasduncan8463 Back then there was no birth control

@@mrsnikki777 There were condoms made from lambskin,and the rhythm method,if you were a math major,lol.

She was too busy taking care of far too many children than any one person could ever care for, of course. Sucks, but back then the husband got all the glory, the wife got all the work.

BridgieOh yeah that’s what I thought

He did help her...

Agree, she did not want any publicity.

BridgieOh my thought too

I adore children, but that sounds like a nightmare.

Well his wife probably did all that.

All he did was make the babies. His poor wife did all the rest!!!

@@crmbaker That's not a fair assumption. He most likely provided for them all financially and we don't know how else he may have participated.

Terry McKay (Same name as Deborah Kerr in An Affair To Remember), He HAD 7 children when this was recorded. There may have been more after that.

Hi, Im number 24 in the family I wish we could of met our mom nephews on the Chamberland side.

Hello, your grandfather was my mom's brother. We are cousins

Hi cousin, I just saw your post.

@@priscillabeaulieu5590 I hope she gets back to you and you can connect.

@@priscillabeaulieu5590: Since most of ur extended family likely have web access have u all talked about having a gigantic Zoom meet-up?

Well, to put it simply: the entire family inhabits the conneticut and Vermont areas. I know that my Pepere was his gransson Clarence, and he literally lives fifteen minutes from me. At Fourth of July, as well as literally every other big holiday, the family will gather at one of the larger houses and spend the day together. Even the one group that doesn't live in the immediate area, living in North Caroline now, tend to make it up one or two times a year for this stuff. As for my great great Pepere (which is grandfather in french for those interested. Memere is grandmother.), he is sadly no longer with us. I never got to know him, but I'm happy to have something to remember him by. We also recently lost our great grandfather on my Memere's side, which was especially hard on my dad, and I consider myself lucky to have got to know a generation most my age wouldn't in this day in age. As for my Pepere, he and his brothers I've heard are actually largely responsible for building the area that they live around now. He also built the house he currently lives in, as well as the house that one of my aunts and uncles live in as well. Even with everything going on right now, we get to go and see them every week or so, just baring in my to keep our distance. In otherwords, that 27 and more are one gigantic loving family, and I couldn't be prouder of us all!

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! You are so sweet to do so. When you are able to get closer than 6 feet from each other again, please give everyone a hug for me. Sending one to you, you.

@@MadameLusaVT wow awesome story thank you for sharing it with us …

@@DottyGale8 I can tell you, now that I'm able to actually spend the night there again, that I give them a hug every time I visit now.

@@MadameLusaVT Thank you for sharing your story!

RRaquello they did and used the gift for a long time. became very useful and greatly enjoyed by Mrs.Cyr.

Yes the had electricity.

RRaquello

That was my wondering too!

That was my thought!

Well said, I'm #24, these are my parents and we do have a large family.

Thanks, yes it is awesome and a legacy.

@@priscillabeaulieu5590 So youre born july 20th 1952?

So your great grandmother was in good physical shape? I'm still recovering from my third child 21 years later. Lol. I can only imagine having that many. I adore children, but that sounds like a logistical nightmare. I sure wish your family members could be interviewed. We're all curious to know so much more! Like where did they all sleep? How did they provide for them all? Were the children happy? So many questions. ❤

I'm your great great maybe great aunt as well. I'm #24 in the family. What is the name of your grandparents?

@@priscillabeaulieu5590 Clarence and Judy

Didn't where he lived @that time practice Birth Control? 😅

@@richmondang1591 they had so many children due to a lack of wealth and being potato farmers. No better help then your own children in that scenario

Nice!

@@peak420 I'm your great aunt or maybe great great aunt, we have so much family members. He is our 0ldest brother, 3 of his sons are older than me.

Who is his great granddaughter, this is my parents.

Kre8iviT27 she must of had one boggy uterus

She was in perfect health, she had the same wound as any other women in earth. By the way she's my mom.

Priscilla Beaulieu Assuming she married at 18 and had her first baby at the age of 19 she had to be about 47 with her last pregnancy...? (I know a pregnancy lasts only 40 weeks but since breastfeeding accts a bit like a contraceptive it normally takes a few month to get pregnant again.) And how was it having 26 siblings?? I wonder how any of the normal procedures in a family can work with so many people: preparing and taking meals, getting ready in the morning, making lunches for the school, going anywhere like shopping, on a trip,on holidays? And who has the money to feed a family of 29 people?!? I would love to hear a bit about those things from you If you could.

Priscilla Beaulieu Wound! (Womb)

Did they have electricity

Not really, they already had electricity in the house. So a few appliances did not make a big difference.

The first guy wanted none of that. Lol

Your pepere was my uncle Carmel, my dad's brother.

Lol

If you'd rather watch TV, then you're doing it wrong!

Hey Adam! Say hi to your dad for me 🖐🖐🖐

Are you Leo 's son?

He loved sex more

To answer your concern, way back then, houses had cellar made of dirt, it kept all the fruits and vegetables for the year, there was wood burning stove, no need for electric appliances at that time. The washing machine were the old ones made with a roller and it was electric. No dryer, clothes were put to dry outside on a clothes line. The appliances were a gift from CBS and for sure the family was happy to have such a wonderful gifts. This family had their house full of food, never ran out of meat, vegetables etc. They were farmers with a large land. Each sibblings had their own job to do. At that time in life, living in the country was a blessing.

And who raised us to grow up like this? You guys and your kids. So….

LOL TWENTY SEVEN kids so YES.

@@melvawages7143 and 50+ grandkids

I was wondering how many survived. So many ppl today don't know or understand this brutal truth about the rural good ole days...

I can. It happens pretty much every year. Trust me, I'm one of this guys great grandchildren.

Most of that population was part of that family! ;)

Their daughter Priscilla corrected someone named Owen it was 20 that survived to adulthood.

He was a potato farmer.

When times were harder, they had potatoes. I wonder, could potatoes be considered an aphrodisiac?

Marie-Elise Chamberland Cyr was born in 1906 and died in 1990. they were married in 1928.

Thank you.

Marie was born in Grand Falls New Brunswick, Canada. She passed away at 90 years old of natural cause.

#Caatcher heliodore Cyr is my friends great grandpa

@@TennesseeMelanie that can’t be right because I was born in 1992 and I remember meeting her and singing some songs to her. Unfortunately I don’t remember what year she died but it wasn’t 1990.

Jeanne Hall I know right? I agree with you. The duggars are nothing compared to this family and there was another episode with a family with 20 children. It was so different back then. Things may have seemed harder but they all seemed happy, healthy and not wanting of anything. 😊

Well she had one

Which one?

Ken Owens .....20 lived to adulthood.

20 lived to adulthood, I'm one of them.

Priscilla Beaulieu nice!

You have it wrong, 20 survived, 10 boys and 10 girls, 7 died at birth.

Priscilla Beaulieu Dommage aux sept morts.

Lmao

Did they have electricity? If not I hope the show gave them the cash

@@donnagray3779 Their 24th child made a comment in reply to someone else. She said yes they did have electricity. Her reply is under graperonto comment.

Yes, as as an Anglo Canadian, I can confirm that French Canadians do like to kiss more. Even today, they are less reserved.

Yes, French Canadian politely kiss goodbye to friends and family.

@@priscillabeaulieu5590 LOl on each cheek? I had a French couple do that to me in France. It surprised me but I did not mind. I would have if kissed them too if I realized. I thought they were going for a hug.

French Canadian are huggers. I'm one of them.

That’s probably the best way to have that many children. Good for you all. 😊

And betcha those children knew how to work from an early age. We could use more enabled children in early training for LIFE.

Natalie Joyeusaz

Hi, who is your boyfriend, this is my parents.

Many of us back then hung our laundry outside to dry. Dryers weren't real common at that time. My mother never wanted an electric dryer. She didn't like them, she preferred our clothes to be dried out in the fresh air. No static cling. They smelled great without dryer sheets.

Would you believe some of us grew up in the 21st century without dryers and were absolutely fine? Because in civilised countries it's not embarrassing to hang your washing out, and the clothes dry much nicer too.

Who needs TV when there are potatoes to be farmed

Amoung other things. Again, that's seasonal. @@AbiSaysThings

Child #24 has commented on here and said they did have electricity and that they used the appliances for many many years.

And great great grandkids.

Catholic failies love having large families.

I've heard some women really enjoy being pregnant. Maybe she was one of those. I can't really imagine it being enjoyable, but more power to her, I guess.

It's been answered by one of his children, Priscilla Beaulieu, many times already in these posts. There were 20 who lived to adulthood. Read some of the other posts. Very interesting, and nice, since many are from other family members, children, grandchildren, etc., who are connecting and reconnecting. A lovely family! Blessed be!

That's because it's been illegal to advertise cigarettes on television since 1971.

Now, it's illegal to advertise cigarettes on television.

And the host smoking during some episodes.

DUH, did you watch the whole thing? No he did not speak English.

LOl these shows were done live and not usually rerun and also, no VHS, DVDs or streaming back then