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 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
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
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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Franklin Pierce spouse Jane Means Appleton Pierce