The Dionne Quintuplets (born May 28, 1934) are the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy. The sisters were born in Canada south of North Bay, Ontario, just outside Callander, Ontario, near the village of Corbeil. You can read about them on Wikipedia:
The Dionne Quintuplets
The identical quintuplet sisters were (in order of birth):
Baby Order |
Time of Birth |
Sex |
Birth Weight |
Name |
Died |
A |
|
Girl |
|
Yvonne Édouilda Marie Dionne |
June 23, 2001(aged 67)
(cancer) |
B |
|
Girl |
|
Annette Lillianne Marie Dionne (Allard) |
(living) |
C |
|
Girl |
|
Cécile Marie Émilda Dionne (Langlois) |
(living) |
D |
|
Girl |
|
Émilie Marie Jeanne Dionne |
August 6, 1954(aged 20)
(epileptic seizure) |
E |
|
Girl |
|
Marie Reine Alma Dionne (Houle) |
February 27, 1970(aged 35)
(blood clot) |
Whitman 998
1935 |
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Merrill 3488
1935 |
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Whitman 1055
1936
5 Individual Books
I have only Cecile at this point. |
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Whitman 2190
1937
Clothes and Dolls from W1055 |
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Dell ???
1937
Clothing from W1055, Dolls redrawn
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Merrill 3488
1940 |
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Merrill 3500
1940
5 Individual Books |
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Paperdolls Homepage
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