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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.
Jane Means Appleton Pierce (Hampton, 12 de marzo de 1806-Andover, 2 de diciembre de 1863), fue la esposa del presidente de EE.UU. Franklin Pierce, y la primera dama de los Estados Unidos de 1853 a 1857.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Jane Pierce, American first lady (1853–57), the wife of Franklin Pierce, 14th president of the United States. The Franklin family was beset by numerous tragedies, which she believed were connected to her husband’s political success, and a deeply depressed Jane rarely left the White House.
Jane Pierce was the wife of President Franklin Pierce and the mother of four sons who died young. She suffered from depression and grief and held séances at the White House to contact her deceased loved ones.
2 de dic. de 2009 · Jane Pierce (1806-63) was the wife of the 14th U.S. president and the first lady from 1853 to 1857. She disliked political life, suffered from depression and tuberculosis, and died in Massachusetts.
Jane Pierce. 1853-1857. Jane Pierce (1806–1863) Nacida en Hampton, Nuevo Hampshire. Jane Means Appleton Pierce había sufrido la pérdida de dos hijos cuando su esposo Franklin Pierce fue electo presidente. Dos meses antes de la investidura, en 1853, vio morir al único hijo que les quedaba, Benjamin, en un accidente de tren.
Jane Pierce. Jane Means Appleton Pierce detested politics. It was unfortunate, then, that she had married a man whose passion was politics. Although Jane opposed her husband's commitment to public service, Franklin Pierce's ambition and popularity assured him of a bright political future -- and guaranteed a disheartened Jane a dismal private life.
