The twins were bought and sold many times over until January 1863 when the ‘Emancipation Proclamation’ ended their slavery status and the twins were no longer anyone’s property. Horribly, the twins were sold at 10 months of age to a John C Pervis for his exhibit.
The McCoy Twins, also known as the ‘Carolina Twins’ were born to slaves of a North Carolinian Blacksmith in 1851. Millie & Christine McCoy Location: United States Born: 1851 Died: 1912 via A doctor was summoned to perform a separation but Eng died on the table three hours later, his exact cause of death was not known. Eng, still alive at the time, was grief-stricken. Years later the sisters had a falling out and the couples had separate residences with the twins visiting each sister for three days at a time.Ĭhang suffered a stroke in 1870 and his health severely declined. The two couples shared an extra large bed. After their contract was complete, the twins purchased a farm, married local sisters Adelaide and Sarah and became naturalized American citizens.
The twins were ‘discovered’ by a Scottish merchant visiting Bangkok and sought permission to ‘exhibit’ the twins as a curiosity in a world tour. Amazingly, these boys were both married and fathered 11 and 10 children respectively! Go the Bunker Boys.īorn in 1811 near Bangkok, the boys were joined at the sternum and although their liver was fused, the rest of their bodies remained independently complete. Chang & Eng Bunker Location: Siam (now Thailand) via Chang & Eng were infamous twins in their time – and it was their birthplace, Siam (now Thailand) that lent itself to the name ‘Siamese Twins’. The girls say they never wanted to be separated, the only time it was considered was when Brittany developed pneumonia and had to remain in bed sick for an extended period of time, whilst Abby was bored of lying in bed. One twin can get sick whilst the other remains healthy. The twins have different food tastes, and each has their own plate of food, but they need to coordinate and take turns (one using a knife, the other a fork) to feed each other. Despite this, they are able to drive a car, go bowling, play piano, ride a bicycle and swim.