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Welcome! I'm
Rob Salzman of
4130 SW 117th Ave # 415 Beaverton, OR, 97005 USA
This is my personal genealogy hobby site. The data contained
here has been gathered through 20 years of genealogy. Although some of
it is my research, most of it has been shared with me.
DISCLAIMER: This is my speculative data. I've
verified very little of it. Use it for hints and pointers,
but do your own research!
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Family Sheet
HUSBAND
Name: Aaron BurrMale Note
Born: 6 Feb 1756 1756-2-6 at Newark, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey
Married: 1833 1833-1-1
Died: 14 Sep 1836 1836-9-14 at Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York
Father: Reverend Aaron Burr Reverend
Mother: Esther Edwards
WIFE
Name: Eliza Brown Jumel
Born: 1775
Died: 1863
CHILDREN
NOTES
1). Burr was born in Newark, N.J. on Feb 6, 1756, and edu cated at the College of New Jersey now Princeton Universit y , of which his father had been president. He joined th e Continental army in 1775 and rose to the rank of Lieutena nt Colonel. Retiring in 1779 because of ill health, he wa s admitted to the bar in New York City in 1782 and achieve d a reputation as one of the foremost lawyers of that city . Burr was appointed attorney general of New York in 1789 a nd served as U.S. senator from 1791 to 1797. He was a lead er of the Democratic Republican party, the forerunner of t he present day Democratic party, a position that brought Bu rr into conflict with his professional rival, the Federalis t leader Alexander Hamilton. In the presidential election of 1800 Burr ran with th e Democratic Republican candidate Thomas Jefferson. Each r eceived the same number of votes in the electoral college , and, according to Article 11, section 2, of the U.S. Cons titution, the election was decided by the House of Represen tatives, which chose Jefferson as president and Burr vice p resident. In 1804, Burr failed to win renomination as vice president and also failed to win the governorship of New Y ork State because of the forceful opposition of Hamilton. H amilton for years had attacked Burr publicly and privately , and Burr eventually challenged him to a duel. They fough t in Weehawken, N.J., on July 11, 1804. Hamilton was kille d, and Burr was discredited. He then became involved i n a scheme that made his political recovery hopeless. Th e so called Burr conspiracy still remains a mystery, becaus e no one knows what Burr s intentions were. He purchased l and in the newly acquired Louisana Territory and apparentl y planned to invade Spanish territory if, as expected, wa r developed between Spain and the U.S. His plan, allegedly , was either to establish a separate republic in the Southw est or to seize land in Spanish America. The American sold ier James Wilkinson, one of Burr s close associates in th e project, denounced him to Jefferson, who had Burr arreste d. Burr was indicted for treason, but after a six month tr ial in Richmond, Va., he was acquitted on Sept. 1, 1807. Burr went to Europe and tried to enlist European assis tance for his schemes. He spent some years there, often i n great financial distress, and returned to New York City i n 1812 to practice law. His daughter Theodosia 17831813 , who had remained loyal to her father throughout his caree r, was lost at sea while on her way to meet him. In 1833 h e married a wealthy widow, Eliza Brown Jumel 17751865 w ithin a year she divorced him because of his financial dema nds. Burr died on Sept. 14, 1836, in Port Richmond, State n Island, N.Y.
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