Jane Means Appleton Pierce

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Jane Means Appleton Pierce was the First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857 and the wife of 14th U.S. president Franklin Pierce, known for her frail health and deep religious piety.

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instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
associatedLocation Bowdoin College (through her father Jesse Appleton, former president)
associatedWith Franklin Pierce presidential administration
birthDate 1806-03-12
birthName Jane Means Appleton
birthPlace Hampton, New Hampshire
burialPlace Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
causeOfEmotionalDistress death of all three sons before adulthood
child Benjamin Pierce
Frank Robert Pierce
Franklin Pierce Jr.
linked to: Franklin Pierce
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1863-12-02
deathPlace Andover, Massachusetts
linked to: Andover
devotionalPractice intense private prayer and Bible reading
educatedAt Boarding school in Keene, New Hampshire
endTime 1857
ethnicity New England Yankee
father Jesse Appleton
fullName Jane Means Appleton Pierce
givenName Jane
healthStatus chronically ill
householdRole managed Pierce household largely from seclusion
knownFor deep religious piety
frail health
languageSpoken English
limitedPublicRoleAsFirstLady true
marriageDate 1834-11-19
marriagePlace Amherst, New Hampshire
mother Elizabeth Means Appleton
linked to: Jane Means Appleton
notableEvent witnessed fatal train accident that killed her son Benjamin in 1853
numberOfChildren 3
officeHeldWithNumber First Lady to the 14th President of the United States
politicalPartyOfSpouse Democratic Party
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
predecessor Abigail Fillmore
religion Congregationalism
residence Concord, New Hampshire
Washington, D.C.
signature Signature of Jane Means Appleton Pierce
spouse Franklin Pierce
startTime 1853
style Mrs. Pierce
successor Harriet Lane

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Franklin Pierce spouse Jane Means Appleton Pierce
Jane Means Appleton Pierce fullName Jane Means Appleton Pierce
Jane Pierce fullName Jane Means Appleton Pierce