Pierce, Benjamin (son of President Franklin Pierce)
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Franklin Pierce visited the Central Street Andover home of his sister-in-law frequently. It was leaving such a visit, on January, 6, 1853 that his sonBenjamin was killed when the train the family was riding in toppled down a hill after leaving Shawsheen Village Station. The family was headed to Concord New Hampshire where the President-elect planned to remain until his inauguration as the fourteenth president. 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
- "150 Years Ago, President's Son Killed by a Train in Andover." Andover Townsman, January 2, 2003 page 1 and page 5.
--Eleanor 17:21, June 13, 2007 (EST)
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