President Franklin Pierce, Sr

1804 - 1869  (64 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Franklin Pierce
  Title	President
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	23 Nov 1804	Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Army, Spanish-American War
  		General Franklin Pierce. From a print by W.L. Ormsby circa 1852, New York.
  Occupation	14th President of the United States
  		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.
  		Pierce Presidential Campaign Banner. Pierce Presidential Campaign Banner featuring the portraits of president and vice president candidates Franklin Pierce and William R. King.
  Died	8 Oct 1869	Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire
  Buried	Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
  		Pierce-Old North Sign. Pierce-Old North Sign.
  		Franklin Pierce Headstone Original Configuration. Franklin Pierce Headstone Original Configuration.
  		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)
  Married	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)  [Birth]   2. Frank Robert Pierce,   b. 27 Aug 1839, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire ,   d. 14 Nov 1843, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire  (Age 4 years)  [Birth]   3. Benjamin Pierce,   b. 13 Apr 1841, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire ,   d. 6 Jan 1853, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire  (Age 11 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	24 May 2020
  Family ID	F15218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Nov 1804 - Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Married - 19 Nov 1834 - Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire Died - 8 Oct 1869 - Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Buried - - Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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

  
  

  Stamps & Coins		President Franklin Pierce Coin. Franklin Pierce One Dollar Coin issued 2010.
  		President Franklin Pierce Stamp. President Franklin Pierce Stamp issued October 6, 1938.