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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Monday, September 16, 2013

Franklin Pierce Homestead, Hillsborough, New Hampshire


Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Pierce Homestead

The Pierce Homestead was built in
1804 by Benjamin Pierce, a general
in the American Revolution, twice
governor of New Hampshire (1827-28),
1829-30), and father of
Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the
United States (1853-57). Franklin
Pierce was born in Hillsboro November
23, 1804 and the family occupied
this dwelling shortly thereafter.

Built in 1804 by Benjamin Pierce
Officer in the Revolutionary War
and Governor of New Hampshire in 1827-1829
Birthplace of his son Franklin Pierce
Fourteenth President of
The United States

Restored and Given to the
State of New Hampshire in 1925
as a Memorial to
Major Frederick A. Kendall
U. S. Army 1861 - 1884 and
Virginia Hutchinson Kendall
by their son
Captain Hayward Kendall  U. A. Army 1917-1919





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