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HelpThe Dionne quintuplets
I thought this was a cool sibset.
The Dionne quintuplets born May 28, 1934 were the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy.
Children of Oliva (father) and Elzire (mother).
Older Siblings:
Ernest
Rose Marie
Thérèse
Daniel
Pauline
Léo
The identical quintuplet sisters were:
Annette Lillianne Marie
Cécile Marie Emilda
Émilie Marie Jeanne
Marie Reine Alma
Yvonne Edouilda Marie
The younger siblings:
Oliva
Victor
Claude
WDYT?
I like them all very much.
The Dionne quintuplets born May 28, 1934 were the first quintuplets known to survive their infancy.
Children of Oliva (father) and Elzire (mother).
Older Siblings:
Ernest
Rose Marie
Thérèse
Daniel
Pauline
Léo
The identical quintuplet sisters were:
Annette Lillianne Marie
Cécile Marie Emilda
Émilie Marie Jeanne
Marie Reine Alma
Yvonne Edouilda Marie
The younger siblings:
Oliva
Victor
Claude
WDYT?
I like them all very much.
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I like the Quints names, the others, not so much. They are also the only set of identical quintuplets in history. :)
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I'm more surprised by the parents' ability to have three more children after raising eleven, 5 of which were the same age. Lord. I am impressed by that family's strength, even if large families and low divorce rate were the standard of the time.
As for names, I like:
Rose Marie
Thérèse
Daniel
Cécile
Marie
Victor
edit: Ah, a bit of research showed that the girls were made wards of the state. That changes things, and upsets me a little. Their exploitation was utterly unjust.
As for names, I like:
Rose Marie
Thérèse
Daniel
Cécile
Marie
Victor
edit: Ah, a bit of research showed that the girls were made wards of the state. That changes things, and upsets me a little. Their exploitation was utterly unjust.
This message was edited 7/3/2009, 6:16 PM
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Yes, that was shameful. And I'm a Canadian!
I guess it's a case of, "The past is another country. They do things differently there."
The family was poor, and the parents uneducated, I believe, (not to imply that they were stupid), and I suppose they were told that the little girls were to have advantages the parents couldn't supply. And they did have those advantages. But, they were separated from their family.
It's a sad story.
I guess it's a case of, "The past is another country. They do things differently there."
The family was poor, and the parents uneducated, I believe, (not to imply that they were stupid), and I suppose they were told that the little girls were to have advantages the parents couldn't supply. And they did have those advantages. But, they were separated from their family.
It's a sad story.
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I think the creepiest part was how they set up a zoo-like enclosure where people could go watch the girls - but the girls couldn't see them. That freaked me right the heck out. It really is a terrible story.
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