Jane Pierce (as First Lady of the United States)

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Jane Pierce was the melancholic and reclusive wife of President Franklin Pierce, serving as First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857 and known for her deep religious devotion and personal tragedies.

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instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
almaMater Miss Catherine Fiske’s Young Ladies Seminary NERFINISHED
associatedWith Franklin Pierce presidency NERFINISHED
avoided public social functions as First Lady
birthName Jane Means Appleton NERFINISHED
burialPlace Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfNotability wife of U.S. President Franklin Pierce
child Benjamin Pierce NERFINISHED
Frank Robert Pierce NERFINISHED
Franklin Pierce Jr. NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1806-03-12
dateOfDeath 1863-12-02
delegateDutiesTo Abigail Kent Means (her aunt) for White House hostess duties NERFINISHED
endTime 1857-03-04
era Antebellum period in United States history NERFINISHED
familyName Pierce NERFINISHED
father Jesse Appleton NERFINISHED
fatherOccupation president of Bowdoin College NERFINISHED
fullName Jane Means Appleton Pierce NERFINISHED
givenName Jane
healthIssue chronic ill health
impactOfTragedy withdrew further from public life
knownFor deep religious devotion
grief over the deaths of her children
melancholic and reclusive demeanor as First Lady
marriageDate 1834-11-19
marriagePlace Amherst, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
mother Elizabeth Means Appleton NERFINISHED
notableEvent witnessed death of son Benjamin in a train accident in 1853
numberOfChildren 3
personalityCharacteristic deeply religious
introverted
melancholic
placeOfBirth Hampton, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Andover, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
predecessor Abigail Fillmore NERFINISHED
religion Congregationalism
residence Concord, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED
White House
signature Jane Pierce signature image exists in historical records
spouse Franklin Pierce NERFINISHED
startTime 1853-03-04
successor Harriet Lane NERFINISHED

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Abigail Fillmore succeededBy Jane Pierce (as First Lady of the United States)