Aaron Burr

:Alternate meaning: Rev. Aaron Burr, Sr.

Early life and family

Burr was born in Newark, New Jersey, to the Rev. Aaron Burr, Sr., who was the second president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University; his mother Esther Edwards was the daughter of Jonathan Edwards, the famous Calvinist theologian.

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Newark - New Jersey - Aaron Burr, Sr. - College of New Jersey - Princeton University - Esther Edwards - Jonathan Edwards - Calvinist - Theologian

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He originally studied theology, but abandoned it two years later and began the study of law in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Connecticut. His studies were put on hold while he served during the Revolutionary War, under Gens. Benedict Arnold, George Washington, and Israel Putnam.

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Theology - Tapping Reeve - Litchfield, Connecticut - Revolutionary War - Benedict Arnold - George Washington - Israel Putnam

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