Benjamin Kendrick Pierce | |
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![]() Pierce at the time of his 1817 wedding | |
Born | Hillsborough, New Hampshire, US | August 29, 1790
Died | April 1, 1850 New York City, US | (aged 59)
Buried | Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York |
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Years of service | 1812–1850 |
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Unit | U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch |
Commands | Fort Holmes Fort Mackinac Fort Barrancas Mounted Creek Regiment (Militia) Fort Delaware Fort Hamilton Fort Pierce Plattsburgh Barracks Hancock Barracks Fort Adams 1st U.S. Regiment of Artillery |
Wars | War of 1812 Second Seminole War Mexican–American War |
Spouse(s) | Josephine "Josette" Laframboise (m. 1817) Amanda Boykin (m. 1823) Louisa Gertrude Read (m. 1838) |
Children | 7 |
Relations | Benjamin Pierce (father) Franklin Pierce (brother) John McNeil Jr. (brother-in-law) Magdelaine Marcot (mother-in-law) James B. Ricketts (son-in-law) |
Benjamin Kendrick Pierce (August 29, 1790 – April 1, 1850) was a career officer in the United States Army. He was a son of New Hampshire Governor Benjamin Pierce and brother of President Franklin Pierce. Benjamin K. Pierce was a veteran of the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War, and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Army and colonel in the Florida Militia.
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