Aaron Burr Sr (1716-1757) · New Jersey Slavery Records

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Record Title: Aaron Burr Sr (1716-1757)
Identifier: NJS-PER-02507
Given Name: Aaron
Family Name: Burr
Birth Date: 1716
Death Date: 1757
Sex: Male
Occupation: Religious; Teaching
Biographical Description: Aaron Burr Sr was an enslaver and the second president of Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey). Born in 1716, he was a Presbyterian minister who pastored a congregation in Newark, New Jersey. He was elected president of the college in 1748 and served until his death in 1757. He initially taught students at his parsonage in Newark, and then in 1756, he oversaw the college's move to its new and permanent campus in Princeton.
Keywords: white person; enslaver; Princeton University history; clergy
Place of Significance: Newark; Princeton; President's House (Maclean House at Princeton University)
Organization: Princeton University
Relationship to Princeton: President
Enslaver of: Caesar
Spouse of: Esther Edwards Burr (1732-1758)
References: Shelby Lohr, "Aaron Burr Sr," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/aaron-burr-sr.

R. Isabela Morales, “Princeton’s Slaveholding Presidents,” Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/slaveholding-presidents.
Same As: Memorial ID 1683, Aaron Burr Sr. (Find a Grave)
Image Rights and Source: Courtesy of the Princeton Art Museum
Record Contributor: Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux; Princeton & Slavery Project
Linked Events: Additional Participant in:

1756-09-02 Sale: Caesar (Role: Enslaver, Buyer)