Date of Birth: November 23, 1804
Place of Birth: Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Date of Death: October 8, 1869
Place of Death: Concord, New Hampshire
Ethnicity: English, as well as approximately 1/32 Welsh
Franklin Pierce was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 14th President of the United States, from March 4, 1853 to March 4, 1857. He was previously a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire, from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1837, and a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, from March 4, 1837 to February 28, 1842. He was also a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States in 1856.
President Pierce was the son of Anna (Kendrick) and Benjamin Pierce. He was of entirely Colonial American descent. His ancestry was English, along with a Welsh great-great-great-grandfather.
President Pierce’s paternal grandfather was Benjamin Pierce (the son of Stephen Pierce and Esther Fletcher). Stephen was the son of Stephen Pierce and Tabitha Parker. Esther was the daughter of William Fletcher and Sarah Richardson.
President Pierce’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Merrill (the daughter of Abel Merrill and Sarah Bodwell). Abel was the son of John Merrill and Lucy Webster. Sarah was the daughter of Henry Bodwell, who was born in London, England, and of Bethiah Emery.
President Pierce’s maternal grandfather was Benjamin Kendrick (the son of Caleb Kendrick and Abigail Bowen). Caleb was the son of John Kendrick and Esther Green. Abigail was the daughter of John Bowen, whose father was Welsh, from Gower, Glamorgan, and of Hannah Brewer.
President Pierce’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Harris (the daughter of Stephen Harris and Mary Usher). Stephen was the son of Timothy Harris and Phoebe Pearson. Mary was the daughter of John Usher and Elizabeth Allen.
Source: Genealogy of Franklin Pierce – https://www.geni.com