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  • Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar starred within the former TLC collection ’19 Children And Counting,’ which adopted their household life.
  • Jim Bob and Michelle are mother and father to 19 youngsters, ranging in age from 13 to 35.
  • Michelle and Jim Bob even have over 20 grandchildren.

It’s an understatement to say that Jim Bob, 58, and Michelle Duggar, 56, have an enormous household. Because the title of their former TLC present explains, the couple have 19 Children and Counting. With so many children, it’s simple for even an off-the-cuff fan of the present to lose monitor of all their youngsters. The youngsters vary in age from 13 to 35, with their oldest son being Josh and their youngest daughter being Josie.

The primary collection 19 Children And Counting was canceled in 2015, however most of the Duggar youngsters appeared within the spin-off present Counting On, which ran for 11 seasons, earlier than it was cancelled in 2021. The present was canceled in wake of Josh’s arrest for youngster pornography. The Duggar household has their justifiable share of drama, which has been detailed in Jill Duggar‘s new memoir. Be taught extra about all 19 of the Duggar youngsters right here.

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the entire duggar household in 2004, earlier than a few of the even youthful ones had been born. (j.s. wedgeworth/krt/newscom/mega)

Josh

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josh resigned from his job on the household analysis council in 2015. (patsy lynch/shutterstock)

The oldest Duggar can also be essentially the most controversial. Michelle gave beginning to Josh in March 1988. Josh was arrested on youngster pornography possession expenses in April 2021. The eldest Duggar, 35, has been married to his spouse Anna since 2008. The pair have seven children collectively. Josh was discovered responsible on two counts of kid porn expenses, and he was sentenced to 12 and a half years in jail. After his preliminary conviction, his sentencing was prolonged by two months in March 2022. He’s at the moment serving time at FCI Seagoville in Dallas, Texas, and his anticipated launch date is October 2, 2032.

The 2021 arrest was solely the latest scandal for Josh. The fact star entered a “faith-based” rehab following sexual encounters with pornstars in 2015. That very same yr, Josh was additionally accused of molesting 5 underage women when he was a teenaged, together with two of his youthful sisters.

Jana

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jana is the duggar’s eldest daughter. (tlc)

Michelle and Jim Bob had their first daughter in January 1990. Jana ,33, says that she’s a “home remodeler” and “gardening enthusiast” in her Instagram bio. She listed a few of her favourite actions on the Duggar household web site. “I love road trips and travel, whether it’s visiting historical places, going on mission trips, or visiting friends and family,” she wrote.  Whereas Jana has many siblings which are married, she has additionally often stored humorousness about staying single whereas so most of the different Duggars get hitched.

Jana did discover herself in some authorized hassle in December 2021, when she was charged with a misdemeanor “endangering the welfare of a minor charge.” She pleaded responsible and paid a superb, per Individuals. Jana additionally made headlines in February 2023, when she joined her brother James on a visit to Italy, by way of The Solar. 

John

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john’s spouse is abbie, who he married in 2018. (tlc)

Born John-David, 33, in January 1990, the second oldest Duggar boy is Jana’s twin-brother. John has been married to his spouse Abbie, who he met in 2018, for about three years, and the pair have two youngsters. John is a pilot, whereas his spouse is a nurse, and the couple are very lively in helping the charitable group MEDIC Corps. The pair introduced the beginning of their second youngster Charlie in an October 2022 Instagram put up. In addition they have an older daughter Gracie. “We are now a family of 4!” they wrote in Charlie’s announcement. “We welcomed little Charlie into the world last month and have been soaking up newborn snuggles ever since! We are so thankful to God for this precious gift!”

Jill

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jill has distanced herself from lots of her siblings. (tlc)

Born in Might 1991, Jill Duggar Dillard, 32, has been married to her husband Derick Dillard since 2014, and the couple have three sons Israel, Samuel, and Frederick collectively. Whereas she’s undoubtedly nonetheless an necessary a part of the household, Jill doesn’t essentially have the strongest bond along with her people and introduced that she was distancing herself from them in October 2020. “We’re not on the best terms with some of my family. We’ve had some disagreements, but we’re working towards healing definitely and restoration, but we’re having to kind of just take some time and heal,” she stated.

Throughout her brother’s trial, Jill took the stand and testified in opposition to the household and her father particularly, saying that the connection turned “toxic,” when she tried to make adjustments he didn’t agree with. “I saw a whole new side to my dad once my husband and I started making decisions that were best for our family, but not in his best interest. Sadly, I realized he had become pretty controlling, fearful and reactionary. He was verbally abusive. Our relationship is not good,” she stated in Might 2022.

Jill went after her household extra in excerpts from her memoir Counting the Value which comes out September 12, 2023. Jill claimed that her dad Jim Bob handled her “worse” than her “pedophile brother” Josh. Jill additionally accused Jim Bob of economic improprieties in how he shared (or did not share) cash from 19 Children and Counting together with his fellow members of the family, regardless that their lives had been all documented on display screen. Jim Bob and Michelle responded to Jill’s claims in an announcement to PEOPLE and stated that they “love” all of their children however don’t consider “conflicts” must be dealt with in “a public forum.”

Jessa

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jessa has three youngsters of her personal along with her husband ben. (splashnews)

Jessa Seewald, 30, was born in November 1992, and is Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth youngster. She married her husband Ben in 2014, and so they have 4 youngsters collectively Spurgeon, Henry, Ivy, and Fern. Jessa stated that she loves inside design tasks on her Duggar household web page, and she or he stated that she often groups up along with her large sister Jana to work on issues collectively.

Jessa has additionally been a really outspoken member of the household,  giving followers a glance into her private life. She shared the heartbreaking information that she had suffered a miscarriage along with her and her husband’s fifth youngster in a February 2023 video on their YouTube channel. She stated that she and Ben had been ” “trying to process the loss [while] sitting there and holding hands and crying.” Jessa later introduced in September 2023 that she’s pregnant along with her fifth youngster.

Jinger

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jinger has two daughters of her personal. (mega)

Jinger Vuolo, 29, was born in December 1993. She has been married to former professional soccer participant Jeremy Vuolo since 2016, and the couple have two daughters collectively. The couple co-authored a e book collectively known as The Hope We Maintain, but it surely isn’t the one e book Jinger has written. She additionally co-wrote a memoir along with her older sisters known as Rising Duggar: It’s All About Relationships. 

Jinger and Jeremy had been amongst a few of the members of the family to talk out following Josh’s youngster pornography expenses. “We are disturbed to hear of the charges against Josh,” the couple stated in an Instagram put up. “While this case must go through the legal system, we want to make it clear that we absolutely condemn any form of child abuse and fully support authorities and judicial process in their pursuit of justice.”

Since Josh’s conviction, Jinger has spoken out in opposition to him, saying she hasn’t seen a change in him because the jail sentence in a January 2023 interview on The Tamron Corridor Present. “Your heart has to be changed from the inside out and only Jesus can truly change that,” she stated. “He’s not truly changed. So until God does that, it’s only what God can do.”

Apart from her brother, Jinger additionally known as out her household for his or her strict spiritual beliefs and guidelines in a January 2023 interview with Individuals. “His teachings were so harmful, and I’m seeing more of the effects of that in the lives of my friends and people who grew up in that community with me,” she stated. “There are a lot of cult-like tendencies.”

Joe

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joe and his spouse have three youngsters collectively. (tlc)

Joseph “Joe” Duggar, 28, entered the world in January 1995. He famous that he lately acquired his begin within the Actual Property business on his web page on the Duggar household web site, however like lots of his siblings, he’s an actual household man. He’s been married to his spouse Kendra since 2017, and the couple have three youngsters collectively: Garrett, Addison, and Brooklyn Reward. The pair sparked rumors that they’d welcomed child quantity 4 in June 2022, after they had been seen out with a new child, but it surely’s unclear if that they had a fourth youngster, per The Solar. 

Josiah

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josiah and his spouse lauren have been married since 2018. (mega)

Michelle gave beginning to Josiah, 27, in August 1996. Josiah spends numerous time together with his spouse Lauren, who he’s been married to since 2018, and his daughter Bella. Josiah talked about on his household bio that he works just a few totally different jobs, together with as a contractor, pilot and automobile vendor, and it looks as if Lauren is a stay-at-home mother to their little woman. The couple are very non-public, however followers have speculated that they might expect one other youngster. It was additionally revealed that the pair purchased a brand new dwelling in January 2023, per The Solar.

Pleasure

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pleasure-anna has two little ones of her personal. (tlc)

Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth daughter was born in December 1997. Pleasure-Ann Forsyth, 25, loved enjoying along with her brothers rising up, and so they helped instill a love of the outside to her, she defined on her household web site. Like so lots of her siblings, she additionally enjoys dwelling reworking. She’s been married to her husband Austin since 2017, and the pair have three children: GideonEvy Mae, and Gunner.

After the kid porn allegations got here out in opposition to Josh, the pair did launch an announcement sharing that they had been saddened to be taught of the fees. “We have not wanted to be hasty in making any statements while trying to process the news ourselves. We are especially heartbroken by the reality that there are children in the world being harmed and exploited,” they stated in Might 2021.

Jedidiah

Jedidiah “Jed” Duggar, 24, was one of many Duggars’ youthful set of twins, born in December 1998. Jed adopted in his father’s foot-steps and ran for the Home of Representatives in Arkansas’ 89th district, the seat in Congress the place his dad served for years, in 2020.  He married his spouse Katey in April 2021. The pair welcomed their first youngster Truett in Might 2022 and their second youngster Nora in June 2023.

Jeremiah

Jedidiah’s twin brother, Jeremiah, 24, has shared most of the pursuits as his household. He cited his older brothers who’re each pilots as the explanations he acquired licensed as a flight teacher, he defined in his Duggar web site web page. He additionally labored in building previous to taking to the sky. He additionally listed his primary hobbies as piano enjoying and enjoying sports activities like soccer, basketball, and volleyball. He married his spouse Hannah in February 2022. He revealed that that they had their first youngster Brynley Noelle on Christmas Day 2022 in an Instagram put up.

Jason

Jason, 23, was the seventh Duggar boy born in April 2000. Jason didn’t actually enterprise removed from a few of his household’s primary pursuits like dwelling renovation. He proudly boasts that he’s a contractor and an “outdoorsman” in his Instagram bio. Like his older brother, he additionally does share in a few of the ardour for music. On his Duggar web site web page, he famous that he’s all the time able to “add a tenor part to just about anything.”

After his brother was sentenced to over 12 years in jail, Jason shared an announcement on his Instagram Story. “My heart is grieved over the choices my brother has made. His actions do not reflect that of a Christian believer and have doubtlessly defamed my Lord and Savior’s name!! Joshua’s poor decisions have greatly effected [sic] those around him, in particular his wife, seven children, and our family as a whole,” he wrote. “With that said, I will never stop loving my brother, regardless of what he does, just as my savior has forgiven me, so I have forgiven my brother of his wrongdoings! My prayer is that God will use this circumstance to truly humble him and bring about a true change in his life!”

James

The Duggars had their thirteenth youngster in July 2001. James, 22, additionally feels like he’s good together with his fingers and out of doors actions. He’s concerned with chainsaw artwork, his bio on the Duggar web site defined. Though he has a industrial driver’s license, he additionally looks as if he shares some design pursuits together with his household, though he appears extra concerned with “sketching 3D building designs.”

Justin

Born in November 2002, Justin, 20, was the youngest Duggar to tie the knot. He acquired engaged to Claire Spivey in November 2020, after the couple solely dated for 2 months, however the pair appear fortunately married. Justin’s web page on the Duggar household website defined that the couple acquired married in February 2021. The couple have proven that they love a DIY undertaking, revealing that they renovated an RV collectively in January 2023.

Jackson

Jackson, 19, was born in Might 2004, and he’s the Duggar’s tenth son. His household defined that he has an entrepreneurial spirit, going and mowing lawns on individuals’s properties as soon as he acquired his driver’s license. Apart from working exhausting, Jackson apparently has an ideal humorousness. “You are one of the best story/joke tellers I’ve ever heard and you certainly keep us laughing,” his mother and father wrote in an Instagram put up, wishing him a contented sixteenth birthday.

Johannah

After giving beginning to 6 boys in a row, Michelle had Johannah, 17, in October 2005. Although she has 4 older sisters of her personal, her mother wrote in a birthday Instagram put up that she is a task mannequin to a few of the youthful daughters within the household, who “absolutely adore her.” Her hobbies embody drawing and enjoying volleyball, by way of the Duggar Household.

Jennifer

The youngest Duggars have all been women, and Jennifer, 16, was born in 2007. Her household wrote that she has “an extra-special connection to all the family pets” in her bio, and she or he additionally enjoys DIY tasks, though in contrast to lots of her siblings who like inside design, Jennifer likes to stitch, make candles and cook dinner.

Jordyn

Born in December 2008, the penultimate Duggar Jordyn, 14, likes to spend time along with her siblings’ children and infrequently asks to babysit. Whereas she additionally enjoys artwork, her household wrote that she’s “a magnet to children and babies” in her bio. “When a tiny niece or nephew is brought through the door of the main house, she usually comes running down the hall calling dibs on holding them first,” her bio defined.

Josie

The nineteenth and youngest Duggar child, Josie, 13, was born in December 2009. She was born prematurely, however her household had been grateful for the prayers she obtained. Her bio stated that like a few of her older siblings, Josie is captivated with music, and famous that she sang with “near-perfect pitch,” when she was two.