Franklin Pierce Birthplace - Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Address: Franklin Pierce Lake, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Franklin Pierce was born on November 23, 1804 in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in a log cabin home owned by his parents. The site of the cabin was flooded in 1926 to form the Franklin Pierce Lake reservoir. There are no known historical markers indicating Franklin Pierce was born there.

  • Franklin Pierce birthplace
  • The house in which Franklin Pierce was born no longer exists. His birth home was located in what is now Franklin Pierce Lake shown in the photograph above.