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Has 45 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Franklin Pierce |
| Prefix |
President |
| Birth |
23 Nov 1804 |
Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
8 Oct 1869 |
Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
9 Apr 2015 |
MTIMP |
| FamilySearch ID |
L6HZ-V2Y |
| Burial |
Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I90951 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Governor Benjamin Pierce, Jr, b. 25 Dec 1757, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Apr 1839, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Kendrick, b. 30 Oct 1769, Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States d. 7 Dec 1838, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Feb 1790 |
Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States |
| Family ID |
F30091 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jane Means Appleton, b. 12 Mar 1806, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States d. 2 Dec 1863, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Nov 1834 |
Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Franklin Pierce, Jr, b. 2 Feb 1836, New Hampshire, United States d. 5 Feb 1836 (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Franklin Robert "Frank" Pierce, b. 27 Aug 1839, New Hampshire, United States d. 14 Nov 1843, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States (Age 4 years) |
| | 3. Benjamin "Benny" Pierce, b. 13 Apr 1841 d. 6 Jan 1853, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 11 years) |
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| Family ID |
F30094 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 23 Nov 1804 - Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States |
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 | Marriage - 19 Nov 1834 - Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States |
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 | Death - 8 Oct 1869 - Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 9 Apr 2015 - MTIMP |
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 | Burial - - Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
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| Notes |
- 14th President of the United States.
He served as the 14th president of the United States from 1853 to 1857 . H e was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movemen t wa s a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation. He alienated anti -slav ery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fug itiv e Slave Act, and conflict between North and South persisted until so uther n states seceded and the American Civil War began in 1861.
Pierce was born in New Hampshire. He served in the U.S. House of Represe n tatives from 1833, before being elected to the Senate where he served f ro m March 1837 until his resignation in 1842. His private law practice w a s a success, and he was appointed New Hampshire's U.S. Attorney in 184 5 . He took part in the Mexican–American War as a brigadier general in t h e Army. He was seen by Democrats as a compromise candidate uniting Nort he rn and Southern interests and was nominated as the party's candidate f o r president on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Conventi on . He and running mate William R. King easily defeated the Whig Party t ick et of Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in the 1852 presidential e lect ion.
As president, Pierce simultaneously attempted to enforce neutral standar d s for civil service while also satisfying the diverse elements of the D em ocratic Party with patronage, an effort that largely failed and turne d ma ny in his party against him. He was a Young America expansionist wh o sign ed the Gadsden Purchase of land from Mexico and led a failed attem pt to a cquire Cuba from Spain. He signed trade treaties with Britain an d Japan , while his Cabinet reformed their departments and improved accou ntabilit y, but these successes were overshadowed by political strife dur ing his p residency. His popularity declined sharply in the Northern stat es after h e supported the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which nullified the Misso uri Comprom ise, while many whites in the South continued to support him . Passage o f the act led to violent conflict over the expansion of slave ry in the Am erican West. Pierce's administration was further damaged whe n several o f his diplomats issued the Ostend Manifesto calling for the a nnexation o f Cuba, a document that was roundly criticized. He fully expe cted to be r enominated by the Democrats in the 1856 presidential electio n, but was ab andoned by his party and his bid failed. His reputation i n the North suff ered further during the American Civil War as he becam e a vocal critic o f President Abraham Lincoln.
Pierce was popular and outgoing, but his family life was difficult; hi s t hree children died young and his wife Jane suffered from illness an d depr ession for much of her life. Their last surviving son was killed i n a tra in accident while the family was traveling, shortly before Pierce 's inaug uration. A heavy drinker for much of his life, Pierce died in 18 69 of cir rhosis of the liver. Historians and scholars generally rank Pie rce as on e of the worst and least memorable U.S. presidents.
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