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Burr Born
Aaron Burr is born. -
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Aaron Burrs Life
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Aaron Burrs dad died
Aaron Burrs dad died by exhaustion. He died at the age 41. Aaron was only a 1 year old. Aaron Burr never got the chance to actualy know his father. -
Aaron Burrs mother died
Aaron Burrs mother Esther Edwards Burr died because of smallpox. Esther Edwards Burr died only 1 month after Aaron Burrs dad died. Aaron Burr was only ! when she died. -
Aaron Burr goes to college
At age 13, Burr is accepted for advanced placement as a sophomore at the College of New Jersey. He was only 13 and going to college. This shows that he was very smart. -
Burr Graduates
Burr graduates from college. He remains at Princeton for voluntary study until mid-1773. He inherits £10,000 from his father. -
Burr joins army
After a short term on the staff of General Washington in New York City, Burr is assigned to Washington’s second-in-command. This is a big jump for Burr because this is what he wanted to do. -
Burr Retires
Burrs final battle was the battle of Monmouth, in New Jersey. Burr starts to fell very ill so he retires from the military. -
Burr becomes Senator
Burr takes his seat a United States Senator from New York at Philadelphia, after defeating Philip Schuyler with the help of the Livingston family on January 19,1791 -
Burr Now Vice President
Aaron Burr is sworn in as vice-president of the United States. He lost to Jefferson in the presidential race of 1800. -
Burr Kills Hamilton
Burr shoots Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Burr is not injured. Hamilton dies the next day. -
Burr not so good condition
Burr suffers a slight stroke, but he recovers. Burr now living in Jersey City, suffers a second stroke, which renders him immobile. He is borne to the old Jay Mansion on the Battery, now a boarding house, where he was cared for by Mrs. Hannah Newton, the housekeeper. -
Burr Dead
Burr dies at the Continental Hotel, Port Richmond, Staten Island. On the same day, Madame Jumel’s petition for divorce was granted.
