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Jane Appleton Pierce |
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| Index for First Ladies Martha Washington |
Jane was born on March 12, 1806 in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Jane Pierce's father died when she was thirteen. Franklin Pierce met Jane in 1826. They were engaged for eight years. They were married on November 19, 1834. Franklin was in the U.S. House of Representatives when they were married. Their first son, also named Franklin, died when he was only a few days old. Their second son Frank also died at an early age. He died of typhus when he was four years old. Their third son, Benjamin (Bennie) died in a train accident in 1853. He was 11. Jane never recovered from their third child dying. She stayed upstairs in the White House and wrote letters to Bennie. She died of tuberculosis on December 2, 1863 and is buried in Concord, New Hampshire.
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