The Kienast quintuplets (born February 24, 1970), are a set of quintuplets born to William "Bill" and Peggy Jo Kienast in
New York City
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,
U.S.
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They are;
* Amy
* Sara
* Abigail
* Edward (Ted)
* William (Gordon)
Biography
The quintuplets were the first American set of surviving
quintuplets
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to be conceived through the use of
fertility drugs. They were born to parents who had previously conceived two other children through by using the fertility drug
Pergonal
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. They were only the second set of surviving quintuplets born in the U.S. so news of their birth at
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
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in
New York City
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made international headlines. They were brought home to
Liberty Corner, New Jersey
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on April 27, 1970, two months after they were born. As babies and toddlers they were featured on numerous talk shows and commercials and ''
Good Housekeeping
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'' magazine had an exclusive deal to publish four articles about them in their first two years.
Despite the commercials the family began having financial problems. Bill Kienast had struggled in establishing two businesses, and in 1983 the family would have had their home foreclosed upon if not for the intervention of a local industrialist. In 1984, Bill Kienast committed suicide by carbon monoxide inhalation, which made
In May 2001, the quintuplets, then 31, and their mother gave an interview to ''Good Housekeeping'', their last known national media appearance.
"The Kienast Quints All Grown Up"
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References
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1970 births
Quintuplets
Living people