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President Franklin Pierce, the fourteenth president of the United States, visited the Central Street Andover home of his sister-in-law frequently. It was leaving such a visit after the winter holiday of 1852 that his son Benjamin was killed when the train they were riding in toppled down a hill after leaving Shawsheen Village Station on January, 6, 1853. The family was headed to Concord New Hampshire. Benjamin was twelve years old.
Franklin Pierce visited the Central Street (#47) Andover home of his sister-in-law frequently. On January, 6, 1853, Pierce and his family left the home and boarded a train in Shawsheen Village Station for Concord, New Hampshire. The President-elect planned to remain in Concord until his inauguration as the fourteenth president.  The train had not traveled far when it toppled down a hill. The current location of the accident is between Argyle and Arundel Street. Pierce's son Benjamin was killed in the accident.




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*[http://134.241.121.88/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=11E13Y43120J2.47110&menu=search&aspect=subtab783&npp=25&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=man&ri=2&source=%7E%21horizon&index=.ET&term=american+presidential+families&aspect=subtab783#focus ''American Presidential Families''] by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418.
 
* [[Andover Almshouse]]
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=5032&t=american%20presidential%20families&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=34&rt=keyword ''American Presidential Families''] by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418.
* Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation
* Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation
* "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." ''Andover Townsman'', January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5.
* "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." ''Andover Townsman'', January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5.
*"Presidential visits to Andover, from Washington to Bush," ''Andover Townsman'', July 1, 2010. 
*"A boy's death, and the death of a presidency," ''Andover Townsman'', January 17, 2013, p.14, 15.




Latest revision as of 13:18, 30 September 2013

Franklin Pierce visited the Central Street (#47) Andover home of his sister-in-law frequently. On January, 6, 1853, Pierce and his family left the home and boarded a train in Shawsheen Village Station for Concord, New Hampshire. The President-elect planned to remain in Concord until his inauguration as the fourteenth president. The train had not traveled far when it toppled down a hill. The current location of the accident is between Argyle and Arundel Street. Pierce's son Benjamin was killed in the accident.


See

  • Andover Almshouse
  • American Presidential Families by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418.
  • Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation
  • "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5.
  • "Presidential visits to Andover, from Washington to Bush," Andover Townsman, July 1, 2010.
  • "A boy's death, and the death of a presidency," Andover Townsman, January 17, 2013, p.14, 15.



--Eleanor 17:21, June 13, 2007 (EST)

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