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Utah County family spans six living generations

Posted at 8:41 PM, Sep 01, 2013
and last updated 2013-09-02 00:16:16-04

UTAH COUNTY, Utah -- There's a family in Utah County that just welcomed its sixth living generation.

That means there's a grandchild that has a grandma; a great grandma; a great, great grandma; and a great, great, great, grandma.

The family now spans in ages from 1 month old to 95 years old.

Great grandmother Jannette Boone said they are excited by the development.

“A lot of people say, ‘I can't believe you have a sixth generation, that's pretty rare,’” She said. “That's pretty exciting for us, because family means everything.”

The world record for the most generations alive in a single family is seven.

FOX 13 News’ Ashton Goodell spoke to the six-generation family, check out the video above for more information.