 1804 - 1869 (64 years)
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| Name |
Franklin Pierce |
| Title |
President |
| Suffix |
Sr |
| Birth |
23 Nov 1804 |
Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military Service |
U.S. Army, Spanish-American War |
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General Franklin Pierce.
From a print by W.L. Ormsby circa 1852, New York. |
| Occupation |
14th President of the United States |
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Pierce Presidential Campaign Banner.
Pierce Presidential Campaign Banner featuring the portraits of president and vice president candidates Franklin Pierce and William R. King. |
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Forcing Slavery.
It is a debated topic as to whether or not Stephen Douglas supported slavery. He did own a plantation on which slaves were used. Perhaps the best that could be said was that he saw slavery as a political issue and not a human rights issue. As a politician he tried to please both sides of the issue. This political cartoon that originally appeared in Harper's Weekly in 1856 leaves no doubt as to the cartoonist opinion. Douglass is one of the men depicted as forcing slavery down the throat of a "Freesoiler" (an anti-slavery party) while in the right corner in the background there is a figure that has been lynched.
Kneeling next to Douglas is President Franklin Pierce. He stood against anti-slavery groups. He supported and signed the Kansas–Nebraska Act which allowed settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed within it's borders. He also actively enforced the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Death |
8 Oct 1869 |
Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire |
| Burial |
Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
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Pierce-Old North Sign.
Pierce-Old North Sign. |
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Franklin Pierce Headstone Original Configuration.
Franklin Pierce Headstone Original Configuration. |
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Franklin Pierce Headstone Present Day.
Franklin Pierce Headstone Present Day. |
| Person ID |
I51566 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2020 |
| Father |
Benjamin Pierce, Jr, b. 25 Dec 1757, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 1 Apr 1839, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 81 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Anna Kendrick, b. 30 Oct 1769, Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire d. 7 Dec 1838, Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (Age 69 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Family ID |
F15217 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jane Appleton, b. 12 Mar 1806, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 2 Dec 1863, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage |
19 Nov 1834 |
Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
| Children |
| | 1. Franklin Pierce, Jr, b. 2 Feb 1836, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire d. 5 Feb 1836, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Age 0 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 2. Frank Robert Pierce, b. 27 Aug 1839, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire d. 14 Nov 1843, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Age 4 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
| | 3. Benjamin Pierce, b. 13 Apr 1841, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire d. 6 Jan 1853, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire (Age 11 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] |
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| Family ID |
F15218 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
24 May 2020 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 23 Nov 1804 - Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
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 | Marriage - 19 Nov 1834 - Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire |
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 | Death - 8 Oct 1869 - Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire |
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 | Burial - - Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Photos |
 | Franklin Pierce.
From a lithograph published by Published by N. Currier, circa 1852, New York. |
 | President Franklin Pierce.
President Franklin Pierce - 14th President of the United States - my 4th cousin 7 times removed |
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