Overview
- The Dionne Quints Home Museum said in a social media post that Annette Dionne died on Christmas Eve and offered no further details.
- The New York Times, citing a family spokesperson, reported she died Dec. 26 in a hospital from complications of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Born in Ontario in 1934, the Dionne sisters were the first known quintuplets to survive infancy and became an international sensation during the Depression.
- Months after their birth, Ontario authorities separated the sisters from their parents and displayed them to millions at a public nursery known as Quintland.
- In 1998, the Ontario government formally apologized and paid a $4‑million settlement, and in later years Annette spoke out against exploiting childhood for profit.