Pierce, Benjamin (son of President Franklin Pierce)

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.

See

• American Presidential Families by Hugh Brogan and Charles Mosley, R 973.0992 Ame, page 418.
• Andover Vertical File - Andover Transportation
• Attached article below "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003.

150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003.....click to enlarge

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