This week's famous cousin is my 4th cousin 5x removed Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) the 14th President of the United States.
Here is Franklin Pierce's Family Search Family Tree short biography:
When President Franklin Pierce was born on 23 November 1804, in Hillsborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Governor Benjamin Pierce II, was 46 and his mother, Anna Kendrick, was 36. He married Jane Means Appleton on 19 November 1834, in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. In 1855, his occupation is listed as brigadier general of 9th infantry, us army. He died on 8 October 1869, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
The Wikipedia profile for Franklin Pierce includes this information:
Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. Conflict between North and South continued after Pierce's presidency, and, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War.
Pierce was born in New Hampshire, the son of state governor Benjamin Pierce. He served in the House of Representatives from 1833 until his election to the Senate, where he served from 1837 until his resignation in 1842. His private law practice was a success, and he was appointed New Hampshire's U.S. Attorney in 1845. Pierce took part in the Mexican–American War as a brigadier general in the United States Army. Democrats saw him as a compromise candidate uniting Northern and Southern interests, and nominated him for president on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Convention. He and running mate William R. King easily defeated the Whig Party ticket of Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in the 1852 presidential election.
Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Franklin Pierce:
My most recent common ancestor with 4th cousin 5x removed Franklin Pierce are my 8th great-grandparents Thomas Pierce (1619-1683) and Elizabeth Cole (1619-1688).
Are you related to Franklin Pierce? Check out his profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree and click the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page. Note that you have to have your profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.
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