Elizabeth Hayes, gave birth to sextuplets at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey on September 13, 2004.
The delivery of all six babies took less than three minutes and the combined weight was nearly 25 pounds, well above the norm for babies born at 32 weeks.
The first to arrive was Tara Rose, 4 pounds 7 ounces; followed by Rachel Ann, 3 pounds 9 ounces; Rebecca Mary, 4 pounds, 3 ounces; Ryan Peter, 4 pounds, 10 ounces, Connor James, 3 pounds 9 ounces; and Eric John Jr., 4 pounds, 8 ounces.
Eric and Elizabeth Hayes were already parents to two sets of twins, twin brothers, Kevin and Kyle, who were eight and boy/girl twins, Kieran and Meghan, who were five when the babies were born.
Eric is a Marlboro, New Jersey police officer.
It was believed at the time of their birth that the babies were the first set of surviving sextuplets in New Jersey, but had not been confirmed.