The rare quintuplets with Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe. The world’s first quintuplets. However, they have a tragic life story.

Nationalgeographic.co.id—In 1934, at a time when multiple pregnancies were rare in Canada, a woman gave birth to five daughters. This is the first case of quintuplets in the world, where all children survived childbirth.

“Annette, Cécile, Yvonne, Marie and Emilie were born from the womb of Elzire (25), and they immediately became famous”, writes Andrew Tapalaga at yesterday’s story in the article “The Tragic Story of the Dionne Quintuplets” published on September 19, 2022.

Unfortunately, when Elzire’s five twins were born, some opinions judged the birth quintuplets (five twins) are at risk. In fact, at the age of four months, the babies also caught the attention of the Canadian government.

The Canadian government surprisingly “made the controversial decision to separate the babies from their parents,” Tapalaga added. The government warns Elzire’s babies of possible exploitation.

Although the five babies had no health problems, “they were placed in a hospital specially designed for them, which turned out to be more of a place of entertainment for the community,” he explained.

Tourists are invited to come to the hospital to see the wonders of the quintuplets, and soon Quintland, the quintuplets’ hometown, is suddenly Canada’s biggest tourist attraction.

The girls were exhibited to the public until they were nine years old. At the same time, they are closely monitored by a number of specialized nurses and doctors with continuous medical tests.

Like the shows and public performances, it was recorded that “between 1934 and 1943 about 3 million people went to see the five twins”, he added. The hospital regularly publishes news about the growth and development of these rare children.

Unmixed, made a photo containing the five twin girls. They still appear in many newspapers. Instead of the alleged mother exploiting the babies, the opposite happened.

It was the Canadian government that made a number of cases related to the rare birth of the Dionne twins (the nickname for the five twins). They are said to have earned around half a million dollars from the girls – a sum the Elzire family never received.

After nine years and a long custody fight, the Dionne girls return to their families. However, the meeting did not succeed. They lived with their parents until they were 18, then immediately moved away from them.

They later wrote a book about their childhood experiences, accusing their parents of verbal, sexual and physical abuse.

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Portrait of the five Dionne twins on their birthday at the age of 5 in 1940.

That said, Elzire, the girls’ mother, was in a precarious financial situation. She was contacted a few days after giving birth by representatives of an exhibition, interested in exhibiting the quintuplets to the public.

So, a few months after the birth of the five girls, the Ontario government intervened and took the children away from their parents. Their custody was revoked in 1935 and the girls were placed in the care of doctors.

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Officially, the reason for government action is to ensure the welfare of children, arguing that their parents will not be able to care for them, but in fact, there is great interest in exploiting the curiosity of the public and around the world.

In the hospital where they grew up (surrounded by a barbed wire fence), the Dionne sisters undergo constant medical tests. In addition, they are required to have a fairly rigid lifestyle and should not have contact with strangers.

“About 6,000 people come every day to see the girls, who are on public display during recess,” said Andrew Tapalaga. Quintland has become Canada’s biggest tourist attraction, surpassing the number of visitors to Niagara Falls.

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Portrait of Elzire (25) giving birth to her quintuplets before harsh reality hit her and her babies.

The sisters left the family home at the age of 18 and are no longer in contact with their parents.

Three of them got married and had children (Marie, Annette and Cécile), while Emilie became a monk and Yvonne became a nurse and then devoted herself to sculpture.

Emilie died at the age of 20 from a stroke and Marie died at the age of 36 from a stroke. Yvonne died in 2001 at the age of 67. Two other sisters, Annette and Cécile, are still alive today.

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