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161 YEARS AGO, FIRST LADY JANE PIERCE DIES ON DECEMBER 2, 1863

The Pierces lived in Washington for a month after the end of Franklin's presidential term and then toured New England during the summer. They traveled abroad for two years, returning home to purchase 60 acres (24 ha) of land in Concord before leaving for the West Indies. Pierce avoided Concord as it reminded her of her late son, and she often stayed with relatives in Massachusetts for the remainder of her life. During the American Civil War, she supported the Union and the cause of abolitionism, while her husband supported the preservation of slavery in order to preserve the nation and the Constitution. Pierce's bouts of tuberculosis worsened in the years after Franklin's presidency, and she died on December 2, 1863, at age 57. She was buried at Old North Cemetery in Concord. Franklin Pierce died on October 8, 1869, aged 64, and was interred beside his wife and son. In her will, she bequeathed money to the American Bible Society, the American Society for Foreign Missions, and the American Colonization Society.