Biographical Facts Birth: Hillsboro, New Hampshire, November 23, 1804 Ancestry: English Father: Benjamin Pierce Birth: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, December 25, 1757 Death: April 1, 1839 Occupations: Soldier; Farmer; Governor of New Hampshire Mother: Anna Kendrick Pierce Birth: 1768 Death: 1838 Brothers: Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (1790-1850); John Sullivan Pierce (1796-1824); Charles Grandison Pierce (1803-1828); Henry Dearborn Pierce (1812-1880) Sisters: Nancy M. Pierce (1792-1837); Harriet B. Pierce (1800-1837); Charlotte Pierce Marriage: Amherst, New Hampshire, November 19, 1834 Wife: Jane Means Appleton Pierce Birth: Hampton, New Hampshire, March 12, 1806 Death: Andover, Massachusetts, December 2, 1863 Children: Franklin Pierce (1836-1836); Frank Robert Pierce (1839-1843); Benjamin Pierce (1841-1853) Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian Education: Public Schools; Hancock Academy; Bowdoin College (B.A., 1824) Occupations Before Presidency: Lawyer; Soldier Military Service: Brigade General in United States Army (1847-1848) Prepresidential Offices: Member and Speaker of New Hampshire Legislature; United States Congressman; United States Senator; President of New Hampshire Constitutional Convention Inauguration Age: 48 Occupation After Presidency: Retired Death: Concord, New Hampshire, October 8, 1869 Place of Burial: Old North Cemetery, Concord, New Hampshire
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