Siamese Twins, Originally from Acts 2 This Brothers Men
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Chang and Eng Bunker was born on May 11, 1811 in a fishing village in Samutsongkram Province, about 60 miles from Bangkok. Their father is a Chinese native, while his mother is Chinese Malay. emmmm
At the time of their birth, the midwife caring for their mother was horrified at the sight of the thick and crooked ligaments that connected them. Initially, they were named Jun and In.
Chang and Eng grew up to be strong boys. They run, swim, row a boat, and help the family sell preserved duck eggs. Never once did they feel inferior because they were conjoined twins.
Their lives changed during adolescence, an English merchant named Robert Hunter saw them. Hunters who initially thought they were "weird animals," proposed to take them to the West by selling them both as stars of the show.
Chang and Eng's mothers are easily convinced. However, the King of Siam at the time, Rama III, did not want his people brought by white people. It took five years and the help of an American captain Abel Coffin to persuade him.
In 1829, the 17-year-old twins boarded the Coffin ship to Massachusetts. Their mother receives $ 500 from Hunter and is promised to receive the money for 30 months.
Chang and Eng were trained and performed to entertain the public throughout the United States. They are known by the nicknames Si Si Kembar and get money from the show.
In 1830, the two sailed to England to see a doctor who heard their story and was interested to check both. The following year, they returned to America with healthier and richer conditions.
Upon their return, Chang and Eng decide to separate from Huner and find their own manager. Feeling now more educated, the two began to demand respect and against those who treat them badly.
Both then got bored with their work and hoped to lead a quiet life. Their hope came true, a young doctor from North Carolina, James Calloway, invited them to be naturalized.
The two then became American citizens and took the Bunker's last name from a man queuing behind them while at the naturalization office.
Chang and Eng settled in North Carolina with a house, a shop, 200 hectares of farmland, and several slaves working with them. In 1843, Chang married Adelaide while Eng married Sarah. Not explained how they have children, certainly Chang and Adelaide couple then have 10 children while Eng and Sarah have 11 children.
Everything went smoothly for the family, until the American Civil War, the twins decided to return to the show for money. From there, life both changed drastically. Frustrated, Chang switched to alcohol while Eng switched to poker.
In January 1874, Chang, who had suffered a stroke for many years as well as bronchitis, died in his sleep. Eng followed him about three hours later. Eng cried after his brother's death.
"Then I will go too, I am dying, may God pity my soul."
After their death, their hearts were kept in the Mutter Museum, Philadelphia. Their personal items are also on display at the North Carolina Collection Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As history says, they are the origin of the term "conjoined twins" to refer to identical twins that fail to separate in the womb. Both were buried near Mt. Airy in North Carolina.
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