Esther Edwards Burr

Esther Edwards Burr
Born
Esther Edwards

(1732-02-13)February 13, 1732
Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedApril 7, 1758(1758-04-07) (aged 26)
Princeton, Province of New Jersey, British America
Known for"The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr" 1754-1757
SpouseAaron Burr Sr.
ChildrenAaron Burr Jr.
Sarah Burr
Parent(s)Jonathan Edwards
Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards

Esther Edwards Burr (February 13, 1732 – April 7, 1758) kept a personal journal from October 1754, in which she recorded her perspective on current events and her daily activities.[1] Esther Burr's journal is considered an important source in studies of American history and literature for its insight into a woman's daily life in the late colonial period of the United States, although it was not until 1984 that her journal was published in its entirety to the public.[2] She was also the mother of 3rd U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr Jr. and the wife of Princeton University President Aaron Burr Sr. whom she married in 1752, one year after she moved to Stockbridge in western Massachusetts.[3]

  1. ^ Karlsen, Carol; Crumpacker, Laurie, eds. (1984). The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780300029000.
  2. ^ http://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2008/11/esther-edwards-burr-1754.html (accessed Jan. 26, 2016)
  3. ^ http://etcweb.princeton.edu/CampusWWW/Companion/burr_aaron_sr.html Archived 2019-07-20 at the Wayback Machine (accessed Dec. 21, 2009)