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Franklin Pierce 1856 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1856

Birth Location: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 27 Feb 1913

Death Location: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

Father: Joseph Pierce

Mother: Susannah Freaner

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Franklin Pierce was born in 1856 in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States, the child of Joseph Hughes Pierce and Susannah Freaner. Franklin Pierce passed away in 1913 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Franklin Pierce was born in 1856 in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States, the child of Joseph Hughes Pierce and Susannah Freaner.
  • Franklin Pierce passed away in 1913 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States.

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Franklin Pierce's Ancestors

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Franklin Pierce
1856 – 1913
Birth Place: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Parents
Joseph Hughes Pierce
1821 – 1889
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah Freaner
1828 – 1912
Mercersburg, , Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Pierce
1767 – 1850
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Colkitt
1775 –
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Pearce
1717 – 1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Franklin Pierce's Timeline

2 Records

1856
17 Nov 1856
Birth of Franklin Pierce in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States
1913
27 Feb 1913
Age 57
Death of Franklin Pierce in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1913
    Event Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States

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