The Dionne Quintuplets

Interesting Facts:
The odds of quintuplets are 1 in 57, 289, 761. A single egg was twinned once to produce Yvonne & Annette, and then twinned twice to produce Cecile and another egg. This other egg split to produce Emilie and Marie. It was only the third set of identical quintuplets in recorded history; they were the only ones to survive more than a few hours in the 500 years previous.

Yvonne Edouida Marie was the first born 4:10 am
Annette Liliane Marie was second 4:25 am
Cecile Marie was third 4:40 am
Emilie Marie was fourth 4:45 am
Marie Reina Alma was fifth at 4:57 am

Their total weight was 13 pounds 5 ounces. Yvonne weighing the most at 2 pounds 8 ounces, and Marie weighing 1 pound 8.5 ounces.

Parents
Father Oliva Dionne was born in 1904
Mother Elzire Legros Dionne was born in 1909
They were married September 15, 1925 at the age of 21 and 16. At the time of the Quints being born Elzire was 24 years of age and Oliva was 31. They continued to have children which brought the total of 13 children all together for the Dionnes.

The arrival of the miracle babies brought forth millions of visitors to the small little village of Callander, Ontario. In 1934 traffic in the "one horse town" increased to bumper to bumper. With the opening of Quintland, the babies who were reaching a mature age and growing steadily thanks to the knowledge and resourcefulness of Dr. Dafoe, were available and seen 3 times a day. These sightings were also known as shows. Everyone around the world heard of the news of the Quints, creating instant celebrity status for the five little girls.