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The Dionne quintuplets , born to Elzire and Oliva Dionne, are the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy, born on May 28th, 1934, two months premature named Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne. They are identical quintuplets, with the assistance of Dr. Allan Ray Dafoe and two wet nurses. The babies were taken away from their parents and made wards of the Ontario government, under the supervision of Dr. Dafoe. The provincial government exploited them by placing them in a 'theme park', which was called Quintland, located just across from the parents home, showcasing them to the public. The quints were placed behind a one-way mirror where approximately 6,000 people per day observed them. The quints were also used to endorse commercial products such as corn syrup and Quaker Oats. After a nine year fight against the government by their Father, the quints were returned. In 1965, they published a book called 'We Were Five' Early in their lives a few movies were made about them and, in 1994, a CBS movie was also made. In 1995, the surviving girls alleged sexual abuse from their Father, when they were children. In 1998, the Ontario government gave the Dionne's a settlement of $4 million CDN.

I have conflicting sources on an exact birthplace. If anyone could find out for sure where it is we would be grateful

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http://schwinger.harvard.edu/~terning/bios/Dionne.html http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/QUINTS/DIGITIZE/Timeline.htm

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