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Domestic News
October 21, 1848
Arkansas Intelligencer
Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
An Irish woman named Bannin in Hartford, Conn., gave birth to quadruplets (two girls, two boys) on a recent Friday night, as reported by the Hartford Courant. The mother and one child died shortly after; the surviving three weighed an average of 7 lbs each. She had previously borne twins twice, totaling 15 children in 10 years and 8 months.
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Four Children at a Birth!—The Hartford (Conn.) Courant states, that on Friday night last an Irish woman in Hartford gave birth to four children—two girls and two boys. She lived on Wells street, named Bannin.
The mother and one of the children survived but a short time after the event. The united weight of the three surviving children was twenty-one pounds, or an average of seven pounds each. The woman has had twins twice, and, within the space of ten years and eight months, had become the mother of fifteen children.
The mother and one of the children survived but a short time after the event. The united weight of the three surviving children was twenty-one pounds, or an average of seven pounds each. The woman has had twins twice, and, within the space of ten years and eight months, had become the mother of fifteen children.
What sub-type of article is it?
Death Or Funeral
What keywords are associated?
Quadruplets
Hartford Birth
Maternal Death
Multiple Birth
What entities or persons were involved?
Bannin
Where did it happen?
Hartford, Conn.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Hartford, Conn.
Event Date
Friday Night Last
Key Persons
Bannin
Outcome
mother and one child died shortly after birth; three children survived, average weight 7 lbs each
Event Details
Irish woman named Bannin gave birth to four children—two girls and two boys—on Wells street in Hartford.