Dafoe, Allan Roy
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Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe

Born: May 29, 1883, Madoc, Ontario

Died: June 2, 1943, North Bay, Ontario

Cause of death: Pnemonia and complications of cancer

Buried at: Park Lawn Cemetery, Etobicoke

Occupation: Medicine

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Dr. Dafoe was an obstetrician who was best known for delivering and caring for the Dionne quintuplets, the first quintuplets known to survive early infancy.

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