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Charles Swain's Sons
Frances Swain
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07/22/2015
Charles Swain's Sons
A photo of the sons of Charles Swain: Kneeling Robert Edmund Swain (1858-1915)
Sitting Charles Daniel Swain (1853-1927)
Standing George William Swain (1856-1928)
Date & Place: in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut United States
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Photo of AncientFaces AncientFaces
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10/16/2015
I wonder about the trouble they caused :) Brothers Robert, Charles & George Swain, sons of Charles Swain, taken in Norwich Connecticut in 1865.
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Photo of Suzie Wong Suzie Wong
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10/16/2015
Up to no good, like most little boys their age, lol.
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Photo of Chell L Smith Chell L Smith
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10/16/2015
Ooooooh, loads I'd bet - cheeky chappies!
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Photo of Jill Sutton Jill Sutton
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10/16/2015
They look cheeky and naughty
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Photo of Carmen Padilla Carmen Padilla
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10/16/2015
They don't look angelic.....lol!!!
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Photo of Lizzie Holian Lizzie Holian
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10/16/2015
The two sitting down are double trouble.
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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10/16/2015
Trouble with a capital T !
Photo of Sandra Bailey Sandra Bailey
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10/16/2015
They look mischievous!
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Photo of Rachael Rawson Rachael Rawson
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10/16/2015
Little Rascals!
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Photo of Sharon Ramos Sharon Ramos
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10/16/2015
Love that they are barefoot!
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Photo of Elaine Stocker Elaine Stocker
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10/16/2015
The Terrible Trio!
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Photo of Ali Mir Ali Mir
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10/16/2015
Faces of the children of no tablets no cellphones no internet no tv era!
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Photo of Rene Pena Rene Pena
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10/16/2015
Oh my, i sense DANGER! LOL.
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Photo of AuntWendy Craft AuntWendy Craft
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10/16/2015
They appear to be able to handle whatever life brings their way! Wouldn't it be fun to hear them plan their next adventure...back in 1865, after the war?
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10/16/2015
Can you just imagine!? Lol
Photo of Norma Cardoza Norma Cardoza
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10/16/2015
Great pic. .looks like little bad boys. .but still precious. .look it. .😊
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Photo of Norma Cardoza Norma Cardoza
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10/16/2015
Love it. .😀
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Photo of Donna Jacobson Donna Jacobson
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10/16/2015
Cool pic! What kind of cap is that on the boy in the forefront?!😆
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10/16/2015
Look like they're full of it...haha
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10/16/2015
I bet they turned over a few out houses in their day :-).
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Photo of Valerie Mcbeth Valerie Mcbeth
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10/16/2015
Lots of adventures!
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Photo of Cam Cruz Cam Cruz
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10/16/2015
Pure priceless gold! Keep em coming.
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10/16/2015
Tudes Dudes
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10/16/2015
Franklin, are these your ancestors?
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Photo of Laura Harmon Vickers Laura Harmon Vickers
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10/16/2015
Thats a rowdy bunch there! Ransom of Red Chief I betcha😃
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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10/16/2015
Perfect!!!
Photo of Deborah Lillard Deborah Lillard
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10/16/2015
Yep. Ransom of Red Chief. One of my most quoted stories of the mischief boys can get up to! Good one, Laura Harmon Vickers!
Photo of Gina Kingsbury Gina Kingsbury
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10/16/2015
The one in the overalls, for sure...
Photo of Kay Clark Kay Clark
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10/16/2015
They do look "full of it." Probably had all kinds of fun, at least I hope so.
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10/16/2015
Mischief, just waiting to happen
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Photo of Jean Mardis Jean Mardis
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10/16/2015
Be nice to know there history as they grew up and had families. Hope they all had great lives
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Photo of Lynn Thomas Lynn Thomas
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10/16/2015
They do look mischievous!
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Photo of Carol Strube Carol Strube
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10/16/2015
I love it.
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Photo of Kathy Barth Kathy Barth
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10/16/2015
I think it is pretty significant that someone got them to sit for this picture!!
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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10/16/2015
I hadn't thought of that! Hahaha!!!
Photo of Carly Sheala Carly Sheala
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10/16/2015
I have three boys I know exactly what kind of trouble they get into 😆
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Photo of Gabby Munoz Gabby Munoz
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10/16/2015
Mischievous little faces 🙊🙉🙈
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Photo of Christine Brown-MacDonald Christine Brown-MacDonald
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10/16/2015
I was born in Norwich!!
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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10/16/2015
Oh, my! Wouldn't Mark Twain have loved THEIR stories!
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Photo of Joanne Smith Joanne Smith
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10/16/2015
If they were anything close to my three younger (can't say baby anymore) brothers, they were little hellions. Hopefully they were lucky like mine and had an older sister to keep them in line
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10/16/2015
That poor mother!!!
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Photo of Gail Jackson Gail Jackson
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10/16/2015
I've enjoyed the comments nearly as much as I have enjoyed this pic!
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Photo of Joan McCarty Joan McCarty
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10/16/2015
looks like a good group for trouble. LOL LOL
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Photo of Kellie Macdonald Kellie Macdonald
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10/16/2015
Love how they're barefoot😊♥️
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Photo of Constance Ahern Skokos Constance Ahern Skokos
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10/16/2015
Reminds me of my three sons. Let the rumpus begin!
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10/16/2015
Hellyones, my Mother would say.
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Photo of Terri Allen Terri Allen
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10/16/2015
Nice one.
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Photo of Michelle Buczacz Michelle Buczacz
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10/16/2015
They look like a bunch of little toughies, how cute they are.
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10/16/2015
Yep!! Like all boys up to no good!! Lol love it!!
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10/16/2015
They do look mischievous
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Photo of Vicki Kennedy Vicki Kennedy
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10/16/2015
Looks like trouble to me. Note no shoes
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10/16/2015
The one standing's the odd one out.
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10/16/2015
They sure look like they concocting something good...
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10/16/2015
😀
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Photo of Laura McCrary Laura McCrary
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10/16/2015
Those boys look like trouble.
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10/16/2015
you can tell they are planing their next adventure
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10/16/2015
From info in the US Census in 1870, son Charles would have been 11 in 1865, with brother George being 8 and brother Robert 6. Though there was a 3 year old sister and another girl born before the end of 1865, I like that just the 3 boys were selected for this wonderful group picture.
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Photo of Jo Vaughn-Hutson Jo Vaughn-Hutson
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10/16/2015
Not much trouble, those kid's work with the family.
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Photo of Gina Kingsbury Gina Kingsbury
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10/16/2015
The one in the overalls is the ringleader and trailblazer, the kneeling one is the easily-swayed one who follows his lead and the one in jacket is Mother's Good Boy who is smart about playing both sides. :) A dangerous combination!
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Photo of Linda Palladino Linda Palladino
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10/16/2015
They sure look like a bunch of hellions!
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Photo of Dawn Rae Miller Jansen Dawn Rae Miller Jansen
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10/16/2015
Notice they are all bare foot...wild Indians...fun stuff!
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Photo of Linda Virtue Linda Virtue
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10/17/2015
Barefoot doesn't mean wild Indians. It means country. Country kids only wore shoes in winter.
Photo of Dawn Rae Miller Jansen Dawn Rae Miller Jansen
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10/17/2015
If u notice about 3 other people said that was cute...but u chose to comment to mine...lucky me...it was a positive matter of speaking referring to fun...I personally go barefoot everywhere...I am not country...I am a wild Indian...
Photo of Lynda Riley Lynda Riley
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10/17/2015
Adorable
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Photo of Cathryn Clayton Cathryn Clayton
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10/17/2015
But three boys in 1865 had a lot of work to do . Especially if their Dad was gone to war
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10/17/2015
Looks like t r o u b l e. Lol
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10/17/2015
no shooes......
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10/17/2015
Top photo
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Photo of Julian Jehu Julian Jehu
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10/17/2015
Which Charles Swain are we talking about here? The one I know of only had one son - several daughters, but only one son - and to the best of my knowledge, never left England.....
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10/17/2015
Now THAT is a great photo!
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Photo of Desiree' Erhart Desiree' Erhart
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12/12/2015
This is an really awesome photo and love how history shows the clothing these youngsters have worn in their heyday. Thank you for sharing with us this priceless photo for everyone to see. Oh man this was the time of Civil War.
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George William Swain was born in 1856, and died at age 72 years old in 1928. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George William Swain.
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