Jane Means Appleton

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Jane Means Appleton was the First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857 as the wife of President Franklin Pierce.

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Label	Occurrences
Elizabeth Means Appleton	2
Jane Means Appleton canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18714849 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jane Means Appleton
Context triple: [Jane Means Appleton Pierce, birthName, Jane Means Appleton]

A. Mary Robbins
Mary Robbins is known as the mother of American actor and filmmaker Tim Robbins.
B. Rachel Matheson
Rachel Matheson is a central character in the post-apocalyptic television series "Revolution," known for her pivotal role in the mystery behind the global blackout.
C. Elizabeth McDowell
Elizabeth McDowell was the wife of American Regionalist painter and muralist Thomas Hart Benton.
D. Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
E. Susan Jane Dillingham
Susan Jane Dillingham, better known by her stage name Samantha Lewes, was an American actress and the first wife of actor Tom Hanks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Jane Means Appleton
Target entity description: Jane Means Appleton was the First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857 as the wife of President Franklin Pierce.

A. Mary Robbins
Mary Robbins is known as the mother of American actor and filmmaker Tim Robbins.
B. Rachel Matheson
Rachel Matheson is a central character in the post-apocalyptic television series "Revolution," known for her pivotal role in the mystery behind the global blackout.
C. Elizabeth McDowell
Elizabeth McDowell was the wife of American Regionalist painter and muralist Thomas Hart Benton.
D. Mary Easty
Mary Easty was a respected Salem, Massachusetts woman who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed during the 1692 Salem witch trials, later remembered for her dignified plea for justice.
E. Susan Jane Dillingham
Susan Jane Dillingham, better known by her stage name Samantha Lewes, was an American actress and the first wife of actor Tom Hanks.
F. None of above. chosen