Children
The Pierces had three children, all of whom died at young ages:
- Franklin Pierce, Jr. (February 2–5, 1836)
- Franklin "Frank" Robert Pierce (1839–1843) - died at the age of four from epidemic typhus.
- Benjamin Pierce (April 13, 1841-January 16, 1853) - Two months before Pierce's inauguration as president, a tragedy occurred as the family traveled by train from Andover, Massachusetts, to Concord, New Hampshire, where they had planned to attend the funeral of a family friend. Minutes after departure, their passenger car broke loose from the train and rolled down an embankment. The only fatality was Bennie Pierce.
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