Franklin PierceAge: 64 years18041869

Name
Franklin Pierce
Given names
Franklin
Surname
Pierce
Birth November 23, 1804 47 36
Birth of a brotherHenry Dearborn Pierce
1812 (Age 7 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Sullivan Pierce
1824 (Age 19 years)

Death of a brotherCharles Grandison Pierce
1828 (Age 23 years)

MarriageJane Means AppletonView this family
November 19, 1834 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Franklin Pierce
February 2, 1836 (Age 31 years)
Death of a sonFranklin Pierce
February 5, 1836 (Age 31 years)

Death of a sisterNancy Pierce
1837 (Age 32 years)

Death of a motherAnna Kendrick
1838 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Frank Robert Pierce
August 27, 1839 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Pierce
1839 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a son
#3
Benjamin Pierce
April 13, 1841 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonFrank Robert Pierce
November 14, 1843 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin Kendrick Pierce
1850 (Age 45 years)

Death of a sonBenjamin Pierce
January 6, 1853 (Age 48 years)
Death of a half-sisterElizabeth Pierce
1855 (Age 50 years)

Death of a wifeJane Means Appleton
December 2, 1863 (Age 59 years)
Occupation
US President No. 14
yes

Death October 8, 1869 (Age 64 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
5 years
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
23 months
himself
sister
younger brother
Father’s family with Elizabeth Andrews - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage:
half-sister
Family with Jane Means Appleton - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 19, 1834Amherst, New Hampshire
14 months
son
4 years
son
Frank Robert Pierce
Birth: August 27, 1839 34 33Concord, New Hampshire
Death: November 14, 1843Concord, New Hampshire
20 months
son
Benjamin Pierce
Birth: April 13, 1841 36 35Concord, New Hampshire
Death: January 6, 1853Near Andover, Massachusetts

  1. Generation 1
    1. Franklin Pierce, uS President No. 14, son of Benjamin Pierce and Anna Kendrick, was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire and died on October 8, 1869 in Concord, New Hampshire at the age of 64. He married Jane Means Appleton on November 19, 1834 in Amherst, New Hampshire. She was born on March 12, 1806 in Hampton, New Hampshire and died on December 2, 1863 in Andover, Massachusetts at the age of 57.

      Children of Franklin Pierce and Jane Means Appleton:

      1. Franklin Pierce (18361836)
      2. Frank Robert Pierce (18391843)
      3. Benjamin Pierce (18411853)
Shared note

Won the 1852 election over Winfield Scott by a popular vote of 1,601,117 to 1,385,453 and an electoral vote of 254 to 42. William R. King was his vice- president. Was the only president to complete his term without making any changes in his Cabinet.