US EditionLast Surviving Dionne Quintuplet, Annette Dionne, Has Died: Dionne Quints Home Museum
Annette Dionne was a children’s rights advocate and last of the famous quintuplets who survived infancy, passing at 91 from Alzheimer’s complications, family said.
- On Friday, Annette Dionne, the last surviving Dionne quintuplet, died in a hospital, Carlo Tarini said, citing Alzheimer’s complications.
- Born May 28, 1934, the five identical Dionne Quintuplets weighed 13 pounds, 6 ounces combined and were put on public display behind one-way glass by the Ontario government during the Depression era, later prompting an official apology and settlement in 1998.
- She championed children's rights and helped preserve the family's history through the Dionne Quints Museum while enjoying life as a flower shop owner and amateur pianist.
- The Dionne Quints Museum posted `Rest in Peace, Annette` and said it will follow up with more details after its Boxing Day announcement, while The Canadian Press published a report on December 26, 2025.
- As the first quintuplets to survive infancy, the Dionne Quintuplets were a global sensation with odds of one in 55,000,000, and Annette Dionne helped preserve their legacy through the Dionne Quints Museum.
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Last of Famed Canadian Quintuplets, Annette Dionne, Dies at 91
Annette Dionne, the last of the surviving famed Canadian quintuplets born during the Great Depression era, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 91. The Dionnes—Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, and Marie—made headlines after their birth on May 28, 1934. They were the first quintuplets at the time that were known to survive past infancy. The Dionne Quints Home Museum in North Bay, Ont., confirmed Dionne’s death in an interview with The Epoch Times.…
Last of the Famous Quintuplets Born During the Great Depression Dies at 91 of Complications from Alzheimer’s Disease
Annette Dionne died at a hospital in Canada on Wednesday, Dec. 24, according to a family spokespersonAP Photo/Paul Chiasson Annette and Cecile Dionne in 1995NEED TO KNOWAnnette Dionne, one of the famous Dionne quintuplets, has died at the age of 91She and her four sisters — Marie, Yvonne, Cécile and Émilie — gained worldwide fame after their premature birth on a farm in Ontario, Canada, on May 28, 1934The Dionne Quints Museum, the relocated birt…
Five uncommon photos of five uncommon sisters: The Dionne Quintuplets
On Christmas Eve, Annette Dionne died in a Montreal suburb at age 91. She was the last surviving member of the Dionne Quintuplets, who were a global sensation when they became the first quintuplets in the world known to survive past infancy. What follows is a post about the sisters, first published a few years ago.
Annette Dionne, the last survivor of the quintupled Dionne and defender of children's rights, died.
The last survivor of the famous French-Ontarian quintuplets Dionne, Annette Dionne, died at the age of 91 on Christmas Eve.
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