Jim
Bob
and
Michelle’s
fifth
child,
Jessa
Duggar,
was
born
Nov.
4,
1992.
Jessa
met
Ben
through
church
and
he
began
courting
her
in
2013—the
old-fashioned approach
to
romance
coming
as
a
brand-new
notion
to
a
lot
of
viewers.
The
kids
never
talked
about
their
romances
pre-engagement,
so
Jim
Bob
explained
to People, “Courting
is
getting
to
know
each
other
in
a
group
setting,
both
families
spending
time
together
and
the
couple
setting
goals
together
to
determine
if
they
are
meant
to
marry.
With
dating,
a
couple
will
often
pair
off
alone
and
that
sometimes
leads
to
a
more
physical
relationship.”
Ben
asked
for
Jessa’s
hand
and
then
proposed
in
August
2014—sealing
the
deal
by
holding
her
hand
for
the
first
time.
They
married
on
Nov.
1,
2014.
Jessa
was
pregnant
with
their
first
child
when 19
Kids
and
Counting
was
canceled
and
TLC
subsequently
aired
a
special
about
sexual
abuse,
featuring
Jill
and
Jessa,
to
further
educate
viewers
on
the
subject.
The
sisters
would
end
up
the
stars
of
their
own
show, Jill
and
Jessa:
Counting
On,
that
winter;
the
show
then
evolved
to
become Counting
On,
featuring
other
Duggar
siblings
as
well.
Meanwhile,
Jessa
and
Ben
welcomed
son Spurgeon on
Nov.
5,
2015,
son
Henry
on
Feb.
6,
2017,
daughter Ivy
Jane on
May
28,
2019
and
daughter Fern
in
July
2021.
In
February
2023,
Jessa
shared
that
she
suffered
a
miscarriage
over
the
2022
holiday
season.
She
gave
birth
to
son
George in
December
2023.
On
May
7,
2025,
Jessa
announced
baby
No.
6
is
on
the
way.
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