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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