Why Jinger Duggar Is Praising Mom Michelle Duggar

Jim Bob and Michelle’s fifth child, Jessa Duggarwas born November 4, 1992.

Jessa met Ben through church and he started courting her in 2013 – the old-fashioned approach to romance came as a brand new idea to many viewers. The children never talked about their novels pre-engagement, so Jim Bob explained to People“Courting is getting to know each other in a group setting, both families spend time together and the couple sets goals together to determine if they are meant to get married. With dating, a couple will often pair off alone and that sometimes leads to a more physical relationship.”

Ben asked for Jessa’s hand in marriage and then proposed in August 2014 – sealing the deal by holding her hand for the first time. They married on November 1, 2014. Jessa was pregnant with their first child when 19 Children and counting was canceled and TLC subsequently aired a sexual abuse special, featuring Jill and Jessa, to further educate viewers on the subject. The sisters would end up being the stars of their own show, Jill and Jessa: count onthat winter; the show then to be evolved On accountwith other Duggar relatives as well.

Meanwhile, Jessa and Ben welcome a son Spurgeon on November 5, 2015, son Henry on February 6, 2017, daughter Ivy Jane on 28 May 2019 and daughter Fern in July 2021. In February 2023, Jessa shared that she had a miscarriage over the holiday season 2022. She gave birth to her fifth child, Georgein December 2023.