Franklin PIERCE

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23 November 1804 , Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Died

8 October 1869 , Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Cause of Death: inflammation of the stomach

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Born: 23 November 1804 in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

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Franklin married Jane Means APPLETON 19 November 1834 in Amherst, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jane Means APPLETON was born 12 March 1806 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach). Jane Means died 2 December 1863 in Andover, Massachusetts, USA.

Franklin PIERCE died 8 October 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire, USA .
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Recorded occupation: President of the United States

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Jane Means APPLETON
Marriage date: 19 November 1834
Marriage place: Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

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Spouse's Name: Jane M. Appleton

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Event Date: 19 Nov 1834

Event Place: Amherst, Hillsborough, Nh

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73152-6

System Origin: New Hampshire-VR

GS Film number: 1001290

Reference ID: 2:3PCKPJX

"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," Database, FamilySearch.org : accessed 28 June 2015), Franklin Pierce and Jane M. Appleton, 19 Nov 1834; citing reference 2:3PCKPJX; FHL microfilm 1,001,290.

Children of Franklin PIERCE and Jane Means APPLETON

Franklin PIERCE

Born: 2 February 1836,
Died: 5 February 1836,

Frank Robert PIERCE

Born: 27 August 1839,
Died: 14 November 1843,

Benjamin "Benny" PIERCE

Born: 13 April 1841,
Died: 6 January 1853, , Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1804
23 November 1804
Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Biography
FRANKLIN PIERCE, the fourteenth President of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, N. H., November 23, 1804. His father was a Revolutionary soldier, who with his own strong arm hewed out a home in the wilderness. He was a man of in flexible integrity, of strong, though uncultivated, mind, and was an uncompromising Democrat. The mother of Franklin Pierce was all that a son could desire-an intelligent, prudent, affectionate, Christian woman.

Franklin, who was the sixth of eight children, was a remarkably bright and handsome boy, generous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the love of old and young. The boys on the play-ground loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors looked upon him with pride and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman, always speaking kind words, and doing kind deeds, with a peculiar, unstudied tact which taught him what was agreeable. Without developing any precocity of genius, or any unnatural devotion to books, he was a good scholar, and in...Read full story

Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894

Franklin PIERCE - Birthplace of Ex-President Franklin Pierce, Hillsborough, N.H.

Birthplace of Ex-President Franklin Pierce, Hillsborough, N.H.

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1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1834 Marriage / Partner
Franklin PIERCE and Jane Means APPLETON 19 November 1834, Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

He was 30 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - March 4 - Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) becomes 14th President of the United States
As president, Pierce followed a course of appeasing the South at home and of playing with schemes of territorial expansion abroad. The failure of his foreign and domestic policies prevented his renomination.
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1853 Death of Child
Benjamin "Benny" PIERCE died 6 January 1853, , Massachusetts, USA

Franklin was 48 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jane Means APPLETON died 2 December 1863, Andover, Massachusetts, USA

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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Name: Franklin Pierce
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Event Date (Original): 8 Oct 1869
Event Date: 08 Oct 1869
Event Place: Concord
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
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Age: 65
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
Birthplace: Hillsborough, , ,
Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Benj Pierce
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Mother's Name: Elizabeth Pierce
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Clerk's Jurisdiction Place: Concord, , New Hampshire
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GS Film number: 1001098
Digital Folder Number: 4243767
Image Number: 05012
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