PIERCE, Governor Benjamin^[1]

1757 - 1839  (81 years)   Has no ancestors but one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	PIERCE, Benjamin
  Prefix	Governor
  Birth	25 Dec 1757	Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Apr 1839	Pine Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA   [2]
  Death	1 Apr 1839	Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA   [1]
  	New Hampshire Governor, Politician, Colonial Soldier. Born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, he was noted for being the seventeenth and nineteenth Governor of New Hampshire, plus the father of the 14th United States President Franklin Pierce. During the Revolutionary War, he served under General George Washington and participated in the Battle of Bunker Hill. After the war, he organized the New Hampshire Militia and served as Brigadier General in 1805. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1789-02), member of the Governor's Executive Council, (1803-09, 1814) and served as the Hillsborough County Sheriff, (1809-12, (1818-27). In 1827, he was a Democratic-Republican elected as the seventeenth Governor of New Hampshire, serving until 1828 and was reelected the nineteenth Governor of New Hampshire, serving (1829-30) and after his term, he retired from political life. He died at age 81 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire. Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith [3]
  Age	81 years
  Person ID	P2516	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	KENDRICK, Anna           b. 30 Oct 1769, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA           d. 7 Dec 1838, Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA (Age 69 years)  [1]
  Marriage	1 Feb 1790	Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 2 months - She : 20 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. PIERCE, President Franklin           b. 23 Nov 1804, Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA           d. 8 Oct 1869, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] m. MEANS, Jane
  Family ID	F5680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Dec 1757 - Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 1 Feb 1790 - Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Burial - Apr 1839 - Pine Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA Death - 1 Apr 1839 - Hillsboro, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 8 Aug 2000 Find a Grave Memorial ID#11605 [S50] Findagrave.com.