Talk:Jon & Kate Plus 8/Biography
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Sextuplet names
[edit]The first names of the sextuplets are names that Jon and Kate liked.
The middle names have significance:
- Aaden Jonathan — named after Jon
- Collin Thomas — named after Jon's father, Thomas Gosselin
- Joel Kevin — named after Kate's brother
- Alexis Faith
- Hannah Joy
- Leah Hope
Ideals that Jon and Kate identify with
Reference: "Jon and Kate Plus 8" Viewer FAQ episode
76.66.201.179 (talk) 06:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Jon's parents
[edit]Jon's father passed away from congestive heart failure, about 9 months after the twins were born, and was heavily involved in the twins' lives before that.
Jon's mother has since remarried.
Reference: "Jon and Kate Plus 8" How We Got Here episode
76.66.201.179 (talk) 06:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
- French and Welsh - north Philidelphian, blond w/ blue eyes - father
- Total Korean from Hawaii - mother
- episode: Korean Dinner
- 76.66.193.69 (talk) 14:14, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
Jon's maternal family
[edit]Jon's mother was born in Honolulu, alot of her family is there, they are of Korean extraction
- Clayton (second cousin) - first cousin of Jon's mother
- Bea and George (Great Aunt and uncle) - Bea is Jon's grandmother's sister
Reference: "Jon & Kate Plus 8" Leis & Luaus episode
76.66.201.179 (talk) 07:15, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
Aunt Jodi
[edit]There's a video at that link, purported featuring Jodi.
Jodi is the sister of Kate's brother (Kevin)'s wife (Julie).
76.66.201.179 (talk) 14:20, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
sextuplets' birth
[edit]Alexis Faith - 2 pounds, 11.5 ounces, 15 inches long.
Hannah Joy - 2 pounds, 11 ounces, 13.8 inches long.
Aaden Jonathan - 2 pounds, 7.5 ounces, 13 inches long.
Collin Thomas - 3 pounds, .5 ounces, 15 inches long.
Leah Hope - 2 pounds, 14.8 ounces, 15.4 inches long.
Joel Kevin - 2 pounds, 9.7 ounces, 15.4 inches long.
reference: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/13/earlyshow/health/main617363.shtml