Jane Means Appleton Pierce

Jane Means Appleton Pierce (March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863), wife of Franklin Pierce, was First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. Wife of Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States of America This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Wife of Franklin Pierce 14th President of the United States of America This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... Martha Washington, 1st First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, current First Lady of the United States (2001-present) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

She was born the daughter of Congregational minister Jesse Appleton, president of Bowdoin College. After Rev. Appleton's death, her mother moved the family to Amherst, New Hampshire. Jane then met a Bowdoin graduate, Franklin Pierce, a young lawyer with political ambitions. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... Amherst is a town located in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ...

Although he was immediately devoted to Jane, they did not marry until she was 28 – surprising in that day of early marriages. Her family opposed the match; moreover, she always did her best to discourage his interest in politics. The death of a three-day-old son, the arrival of a new baby, and Jane's dislike of Washington, D.C. counted heavily in his decision to retire at the apparent height of his career, as a United States Senator, in 1842. Little Frank Robert, the second son, died the next year of typhus. Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... This is about the disease Typhus. ...

Service in the Mexican War brought Pierce the rank of Brigadier General and local fame as a hero. He returned home safely, and for four years the Pierces lived quietly at Concord, New Hampshire, in the happiest period of their lives, where Jane watched her son Benjamin growing up. The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... Location in New Hampshire Founded Incorporated 1725 1856  County Merrimack County Mayor Michael L. Donovan Area  - Total  - Water 174. ...

In 1852, the Democratic Party made Pierce their candidate for President. His wife fainted at the news. When he took her to Newport for a respite, Benny wrote to her: I hope he won't be elected for I should not like to be at Washington and I know you would not either. But the President-elect convinced Jane that his office would be an asset for Benny's success in life. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. ... Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd) is the third largest city in Wales (after Cardiff and Swansea). ...

Franklin, Jane, and Benny were traveling on the Boston and Maine Railroad between Andover, Massachusetts and Lawrence, Massachusetts on January 6, 1853. Their car derailed near Andover and toppled over an embankment. Franklin and Jane received only minor injuries but Benny was killed before their eyes. The whole nation shared the parents' grief. The inauguration on March 4 took place without an inaugural ball and without the presence of Mrs. Pierce. She joined her husband later that month, but any pleasure the White House might have brought her was gone. Other events deepened the somber mood of the new administration: Mrs. Fillmore's death in March, that of Vice President William R. King in April. 1898 map The Boston and Maine Railroad (AAR reporting mark BM), also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century. ... Andover may mean: Phillips Academy, prep school often known as Andover Hawker Siddeley Andover, a British military transport aircraft RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station now used by the Army Air Corps. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... // Place names In the United States of America Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence, Michigan Lawrence, New York Lawrence, Wisconsin Lawrence Township, Minnesota Lawrence Township, New Jersey Lawrence Township, Pennsylvania Elsewhere Lawrence, New Zealand Related name variants Several places named Lawrenceburg Several places named Lawrenceville Educational institutions Lawrence Academy at Groton... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... An inauguration is a ceremony of formal investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... Abigail Powers Fillmore (March 13, 1798 _ March 30, 1853), wife of Millard Fillmore, was First Lady of the United States from 1850 to 1853. ... William Rufus de Vane King (April 7, 1786–April 18, 1853) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina, a Senator from Alabama, and the thirteenth Vice President of the United States. ...

Jane Pierce turned for solace to prayer. She had to force herself to meet the social obligations inherent in the role of First Lady. Fortunately she had the companionship and help of a girlhood friend, now her aunt by marriage, Abigail Kent Means. Bella Kocharian, Laura Bush, Liudmila Putina and Zorka Parvanova – first ladies of Armenia, the United States, Russia and Bulgaria respectively in 2003. ...

Mary Anna Custis Lee wrote in a private letter: I have known many of the ladies of the White House, none more truly excellent than the afflicted wife of President Pierce. Her health was a bar to any great effort on her part to meet the expectations of the public in her high position but she was a refined, extremely religious and well educated lady.

With retirement, the Pierces made a prolonged trip abroad in search of health for the invalid–she carried Benny's Bible throughout the journey. The quest was unsuccessful, so the couple came home to New Hampshire to be near family and friends until Jane's death in 1863. She was buried near Benny's grave.

First Ladies of the United States

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