
The Duggars are a household name because of their ever-growing squad. But it all began with Jim Bob DuggarYour wife Michelle Duggar.
Jim Bob and Michelle tied the knot in 1984. In 1984, they welcomed their first child, son. JoshuaIn 1988. The couple had 18 more children. Their youngest, Josie was born in December 2009.
The family’s day-to-day activities were documented on TLC’s 19 Kids and CountingFor 15 seasons, 2008-2015 Some of the kids starred in their own series, while others starred on the show. Counting onIt began in 2015. The series has already had eleven seasons.
The show showed the lives and times of sisters Jana, Joy-Anna, JessaShe and her husband Benjamin Seewald, Jinger. The spinoff also features the reality TV family’s other siblings, including Joseph, Josiah and John-David, who is Jana’s twin. Jinger’s husband, Jeremy Voulo, and Joy-Anna’s spouse, Austin Forsyth, also appear often.
As the group’s fame has grown — sisters Jessa, JillJana, Jana and Jinger wrote the book. Growing Up Duggar: It’s All About Relationships, together — so has their brood. Josh and his spouse, Jennifer, were married in Oct 2009. Anna DuggarMackynzie was their first child. Jim Bob and Michelle became grandparents.
The baby arrived two months after her grandparents had welcomed their 19th child. The Arkansas family has since added 19 more grandkids to their squad — with two more on the way.
Jill and her spouse have experienced ups as well as downs in their family. Derick DillardThe group left the spinoff series for 2017 and kept their distance from their family. However, they remain hopeful that family will always prevail.
“They’re working through some things,” Jeremy exclusively told Us WeeklyHis in-laws in April 2021. “We’re giving them their time to do that … but we’ve got a great relationship [with them].”
The pastor added: “You always hope that families are united and, you know, the family is strong. There’s going to be difficulties in every family [and] I think that’s part of being in the public eye. Many families experience different problems, especially as their children grow up. [up]This family is in the public eye. And so, they work through it.”
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