Yesterday, a reader named Kristin let me know about a Bagnor Daily News article about the 18-child Rancourt family of Winterport, Maine.
The parents, Harry and Alice, wed in 1909 and went on to have 17 children (and adopt one more):
- Dorothy, born in 1910
- Gaspar, b. 1911
- Mildred, b. 1912
- Leo, b. 1914
- Marion, b. 1916
- Marguerite, b. 1917
- Corinne, b. 1919
- Clara, b. 1920
- Harry, b. 1921
- Leon, b. 1923
- Clayton, b. 1924
- Alton, b. 1926
- Kenneth, b. 1927
- Reginald, b. 1929 (grandson adopted after his mother, Dorothy, died during childbirth)
- John, b. 1930
- Celestia, b. 1931
- Geraldine, b. 1932
- Iris, b. 1933
Which of these 18 names is your favorite?