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Jane Pierce
First Lady: 1853 - 1857
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  • Jane Pierce and Harriet Lane Program
  • Jane Pierce program opening clip
  • Franklin Pierce's career and Jane's view on politics
  • "Wasn't the happiest wedding day"
  • Author Barry Paris on Jane Pierce
  • Train Accident in Andover, MA
  • Jane and Benny Pierce's Letters
  • Life in Concord, New Hampshire
  • Richard Norton Smith on Jane Pierce
  • Jane and Franklin Pierce's relationship
  • A brief introduction to Jane Pierce and the family

Biography

Jane Pierce

Franklin Pierce
Quote about Jean Appleton Pierce: "No story in the history of the White House is more melancholy than that of Jane Pierce."

Born - March 12, 1806 in Hampton, New Hampshire

Parents - Jesse Appleton & Elizabeth Means Appleton

Married - November 19, 1834 to Franklin Pierce

Children - Franklin (1836),
Frank Robert (1839 – 1843),
Benjamin (1841 – 1853)

Died - December 2, 1863 in Andover, Massachusetts

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Did You Know Icon Did You Know...
Early in their marriage, Mrs. Pierce discouraged her husband from politics.
Just months before the Inauguration, the Pierce’s suffered the loss of their youngest son in a train accident. Mrs. Pierce did not attend the inauguration and they did not hold an inaugural ball.
Mrs. Pierce refused to fulfill her responsibilities at the White House, so her uncle’s wife, Abby Means, served as hostess until 1855.

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