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