Jessa Seewald
| Jessa Seewald | |
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Seewald in 2007
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| Born |
Jessa Lauren Duggar November 4, 1992 Tontitown, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television personality |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse(s) | Benjamin Seewald (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Jim Bob Duggar Michelle Duggar |
| Relatives | 18 siblings including Jill Dillard and Josh Duggar |
Jessa Lauren Seewald (née Duggar; born November 4, 1992) is an American television personality. She is known for being part of the cast of TLC's reality show 19 Kids and Counting and Jill & Jessa: Counting On. She co-authored Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships with her sisters Jana, Jill and Jinger.
Seewald was born in Tontitown, Arkansas, the fifth child of Jim Bob and Michelle (Ruark) Duggar. She has 4 older siblings and 14 younger siblings. She was homeschooled as a child.
Seewald began her public life as a member of the family featured in the documentary 14 Children and Pregnant Again (2004) which talks about daily life of the family from the "time they wake up" to the "time they go to sleep". The documentary aired on the Discovery Health Channel. Another documentary, Raising 16 Children was produced on the same channel in 2006, when Seewald's sister Johannah was born. This was followed by another feature, On the Road with 16 Children about family cross-country trip.
On September 29, 2008, 19 Kids and Counting (formerly 18 Kids and Counting and 17 Kids and Counting) began as a regular series based on the Duggar family. The show's final episode aired May 19, 2015 and was formally cancelled on July 16, 2015. Another series, Jill & Jessa: Counting On, starring Seewald and her sister Jill, premiered on December 13, 2015.
With three of her sisters, Seewald co-wrote Growing up Duggar, a book published by Howard Books, in 2014. The book describes growing up in the Duggar home, social relationships, and their religious beliefs.
On September 16, 2013, her courtship with Ben Seewald was made public via an announcement on the family's website. The couple met through their church. On August 15, 2014, the couple announced their engagement and they were married on November 1, 2014. On November 5, 2015, Seewald gave birth to their first child, a boy named Spurgeon Elliot Seewald (named after Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon and Christian missionary Jim Elliot). Upon being asked about the name, Ben Seewald stated that Spurgeon and Elliot were influential figures in their lives. On February 6, 2017, Seewald gave birth to their second son, who they named Henry Wilberforce Seewald.
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