(14) Jane Means Appleton Pierce

 

Jane Means Appleton Pierce

Birthdate

03/12/1806

Death date

12/02/1863

President

Franklin Pierce

Dates of service

03/04/1853-03/04/1857

Relationship to president

Spouse

Other marriages 

N/A

 

Websites 

First Ladies National Library Biography of Jane Pierce

White House Historical Association: Jane Pierce

The White House: Jane Means Appleton Pierce

Papers/letters collections

Jane Pierce: Letter Mourning her Deceased Son

Manuscripts for: Jane Pierce

Library of Congress: Pierce-Aiken Family Papers

Historical sites

Jane Pierce Gravesite

Fascinating details

  • Jane Pierce was not happy with her husband’s nomination for president as she had no interest in Washington or politics.
  • She was nicknamed the “Shadow of the White House” because she was often in her room mourning the deaths of her three children. 

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