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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. She refused to live in Washington, D.C., and in 1842, she convinced her husband to retire from politics.
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. Primeros años.
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 Means Appleton Pierce had already experienced the death of two sons when her husband Franklin Pierce was elected president. Then, two months before his inauguration in 1853, their only surviving child, Benjamin, was killed before her eyes in a train accident. She never recovered from her loss. Desperate to communicate with her dead son, she had mediums hold a séance at
2 de dic. de 2009 · Jane Pierce (1806-63) was an American first lady (1853-1857) and the wife of Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States. Although Franklin Pierce was candid about his political ...
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. Nunca se recuperó de la tragedia. Desesperada por comunicarse con su hijo muerto, organizó una sesión espiritista en la Casa Blanca.
When Pierce was elected in 1852, a depressed Jane Pierce reluctantly made plans to move to Washington. It was at this time that she suffered the loss of her remaining child, eleven-year-old Bennie, who was killed in a train wreck before his parents' eyes. As Jane Pierce took up residence in the White House, she was consumed by grief and depression.
