Benjamin Kendrick Pierce
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.
Benjamin Kendrick Pierce | |
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Pierce at the time of his 1817 wedding | |
| Born | August 29, 1790 Hillsborough, New Hampshire, US |
| Died | April 1, 1850 (aged 59) New York City, US |
| Buried | Cypress Hills National Cemetery, New York |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1812–1850 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Colonel (USA) Colonel (Florida Militia) |
| Unit | U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch |
| Commands held | 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) |
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