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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Jane Pierce | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
First Lady of the United States
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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