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  2. Franklin Pierce - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857.A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act.

  3. Jane Pierce - Wikipedia

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    Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863) was the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. She married Franklin Pierce, then a congressman, in 1834 despite her family's misgivings. She refused to live in Washington, D.C., and in 1842, she convinced her husband to retire from ...

  4. First family of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Family of Franklin Pierce: March 4, 1853 — March 4, 1857 Franklin and Jane Pierce: Pierce's son Benjamin was killed in a train wreck two months before Pierce's inauguration. Jane Pierce arrived at the White house months later and spent most of their tenure in her room, writing letters to her dead son. 15 Family of James Buchanan: March 4 ...

  5. Abby Kent-Means - Wikipedia

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    Jane Pierce (niece), Joshua Atherton (grandfather) Abigail Atherton Kent-Means (August 27, 1802 - August 1857) was an American society hostess who acted as the White House hostess during the presidency of Franklin Pierce , as Pierce's wife Jane Pierce was not well enough to carry out official duties.

  6. Barbara Bush - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Pierce was born at Booth Memorial Hospital in Flushing, Queens in New York City on June 8, 1925, to Pauline Pierce (née Robinson) and Marvin Pierce [1] [2] Her father was a businessman who worked at the McCall Corporation; he descended from the Pierce family that included U.S. president Franklin Pierce. [3]

  7. Pierce Manse - Wikipedia

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    Pierce Manse (summer 2014) Franklin Pierce and his wife Jane Pierce moved here after she persuaded him to resign his seat in the United States Senate and leave Washington, D.C. [2] They owned the home from 1842 to 1848. [3] Pierce resumed his law practice and also served as district attorney and chairman of the Democratic Party. [4]

  8. Franklin Pierce rail accident - Wikipedia

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    Jane Pierce, raised a Puritan, believed that the accident was a punishment from God as a result of Franklin Pierce continuing his political aspirations against her wishes. [11]: 91 Franklin Pierce also believed that the accident was a form of punishment from God so he refused to use a Bible when giving his oath of office. [6]

  9. 1855 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    Pierce began by noting the stability and peace enjoyed by the United States compared to the conflicts troubling Europe. He expressed relief that the nation had remained free from external wars and internal strife, though he cautioned about unresolved disputes with Great Britain over Central American interests, particularly the Bay Islands and British influence over the Mosquito Coast.