Aaron Burr

On February 6, 1756 Aaron Burr was born in Newark, New Jersey. Shortly after his birth his sister, Sally Burr was brought into the world. Aaron Burr was the son of Reverend Aaron Burr who was the cofounder and second president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), and Esther Edwards. Both parents died before he was three years old. After his parents death Aaron we

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In his youth Aaron constantly rebelled against authority. Things there were to quiet to suit two adventurous lads like Burr and Ogden, So when they learned that Colonel Benedict Arnold was heading an expedition against Quebec, Burr was quick to volunteer. nt to live with his uncle, Reverend Timothy Edwards. A few months later he married Theodosia, together they had a daughter named Theodosia, whom Burr idolized. On March 10, 1779 General Washington accepted Burr’s resignation with regrets, but Burr continued to help in military matters to the very end of the war. Burr was very active in the battle and suffered slight sunstroke. Graduating with honors in 1772, he studied theology and then abandoned it for law.

Aaron Burr was a great man who lived a brilliant and important life. In July 1777, as a lieutenant colonel, Burr took over command of a regiment. He developed into an inspiring leader over the years he fought in the war. He escaped the strict discipline of his uncle’s home to enter Princeton as a sophomore in 1769 at the young age of 13. Burr defeated Hamilton, but when word spread of Hamilton’s death people started to think of Burr as a murderer. In July of 1775 Matthias Ogden at Cambridge, near Boston, accompanied Burr. On July 11, 1804, in Weehawken, New Jersey Burr had a famous duel against Hamilton.

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