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Monthly Archives: May 2022
The Tragic Death of Bennie Pierce
The Pierce Parents When Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) married Jane Means Appleton (1806-63) in 1834, he was nearly thirty, a fine age for a man to marry. Mature, and financially solid enough in trade or profession to provide for a wife. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Franklin Pierce
Tagged American history, Bennie Pierce, Dark Horse candidate Franklin Pierce, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Jane Pierce, Franklin Pierce, history, Jane Pierce, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, The election of 1852, The Pierce son Bennie, The Pierces visit family in Amherst MA, Train accident kills Bennie Pierce, US history, White House history
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Corinne: The Long Neglected Roosevelt
Little Sister Corinne The iconic Theodore Roosevelt was one of four siblings. The oldest of the four remarkable Roosevelts was Anna (1855-1931), called “Bamie” by her siblings, and “Auntie Bye” by the next generation. Despite an early childhood illness which … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Theodore Roosevelt
Tagged "Mittie" Roosevelt, American history, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, Bamie Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson book "My Brother Theodore Roosevelt", Corinne Roosevelt, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Douglas Robinson, Elliott Roosevelt, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Leonard Wood, history, Presidential history, THe poetry of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt's brother-in-law Douglas Robinson, Theodore Roosevelt's sister Corinne, US history
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G.P.A. Healy and the Portraits of Presidents
The Young Artist George Peter Alexander (usually known as G.P.A.) Healy was definitely born poor in 1813 to Irish immigrants in Boston. A bit late to his calling, he was sixteen when he first picked up a brush, but the … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Chester Arthur, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, James K. Polk, John Quincy Adams, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, Millard Fillmore, Ulysses S. Grant
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