Folk Figure. She was one of the five Dionne Quintuplets, who became famous after being the first known quintuplets to all survive infancy. Born to poor farmers, after the births, it was a great concern that they would not survive, but as time went by there condition improved. After a short time the Quints were taken from their parents and guardianship was given to the Ontario Government, who exploited them as tourist attractions when it was realized that public interest in them was vast. Visited by millions of people, later in life they were returned to their parents' custody. They were used as models for many name brand products and were the subjects of films and documentaries. Including "The Country Doctor" (1936), "Reunion" (1936), "Going on Two" (1936), "Quintupland" (1938), "Five Of A Kind" (1938), "Unusual Occupations" (1942), "Year Of Siege" (1962) and "The Dionne Quintuplets" (1978). They wrote several books and in 1998 they sued the Ontario Government and were awarded $4 million in damages.
Bio by: Kris 'Peterborough K' Peterson
Family Members
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Oliva Édouard Dionne
1903–1979
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Elzire Legros Dionne
1909–1986
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Ernest Dionne
1926–1995
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Rose-Marie Dionne
1928–1995
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Thérèse Marie Dionne Callahan
1929–2021
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Léo Dionne
1930–1930
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Daniel Dionne
1932–1995
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Pauline A. M. Dionne
1933–2018
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Marie Dionne
1934–1970
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Yvonne Dionne
1934–2001
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Oliva Dionne
1936–2017
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Victor Rene Dionne
1938–2007
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Claude Alex Dionne
1946–2009
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