Grave of Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States
Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. Established in 1730. More information for the history nerds: Pierce is burried alongside his wife Jane, and two of his three sons. He died on October 8th, 1869 at the age of 64 from complications caused by Liver Cirrhosis. President Ulysses S. Grant declaired a day of mourning upon his death. Pierce was president from 1853 to 1857, and he also had served as a U.S. Congressman and a U.S. Senator. When he took the oath for office on March 4th, 1853, he decided to swear on a law book instead of the traditional Bible. He was also the first president to recite his inagural adress from memory. During the American-Mexican war from 1846 to 1848 Pierce served as a Brigadier General over two thousand men even though he had no military experiance prior to the war. As for his three sons, two died early on in life, and his youngest son Benjamin was killed at age 11 in a horrific train crash on Jan 6th, 1853, when an axel broke sending the train car hurtling down an embankment. Pierce and his wife, Jane were also aboard the train, they only had minor injuries, however, they tragically witnessed their sons death. Jane believed this to be punishment from god. Jane would pass on March 12th, 1806 at age 57 from tuberculosis.
Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. Established in 1730. More information for the history nerds: Pierce is burried alongside his wife Jane, and two of his three sons. He died on October 8th, 1869 at the age of 64 from complications caused by Liver Cirrhosis. President Ulysses S. Grant declaired a day of mourning upon his death. Pierce was president from 1853 to 1857, and he also had served as a U.S. Congressman and a U.S. Senator. When he took the oath for office on March 4th, 1853, he decided to swear on a law book instead of the traditional Bible. He was also the first president to recite his inagural adress from memory. During the American-Mexican war from 1846 to 1848 Pierce served as a Brigadier General over two thousand men even though he had no military experiance prior to the war. As for his three sons, two died early on in life, and his youngest son Benjamin was killed at age 11 in a horrific train crash on Jan 6th, 1853, when an axel broke sending the train car hurtling down an embankment. Pierce and his wife, Jane were also aboard the train, they only had minor injuries, however, they tragically witnessed their sons death. Jane believed this to be punishment from god. Jane would pass on March 12th, 1806 at age 57 from tuberculosis.