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John and Hetty Burr had at least nine children, including John Emory, Julia Matilda, David, Edward, Martin, Elizabeth, and Louisa. Edward and Martin both worked as carpenters. The family shared a commitment to the antislavery struggle.
The group, which includes fellow descendants and history lovers, unanimously recognized John Pierre and his sister Louisa Charlotte as the children of founding father Aaron Burr. Their mother,...
Aaron Burr Jr. (Class of 1772), the third Vice President of the United States, fathered two children by a woman of color from Calcutta, India. Their son, John Pierre Burr (1792-1864), would become an activist, abolitionist, and conductor on the Underground Railroad.
Jan 6, 2021 · The group, which includes fellow descendants and history lovers, unanimously recognized John Pierre and his sister Louisa Charlotte as the children of founding father Aaron Burr. Their mother, Mary Eugenie Emmons, hailed from Calcutta, India, and worked as a servant in the Burr household.
Aug 19, 2019 · According to oral history passed down by close friends of Aaron Burr’s family and living African-American descendants, John Pierre Burr’s mother, Mary Eugénie Beauharnais Emmons, was born in Kolkata (Calcutta), India, and later brought to Saint Dominque, Haiti.
Nov 19, 2022 · There is no documentary evidence that Louisa Burr (c.1784-1878) and her better-known brother John Pierre Burr (1792-1864) are the biracial children of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. The oral history of their parentage, however, is persuasive and consistent over a period of 230 years.
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Portrait of John Pierre Burr (1792-1864), the abolitionist son of Aaron Burr Jr. ('1772) and Mary Emmons of Calcutta, India. Stories Using this Source. Aaron Burr Jr. and John Pierre Burr: A Founding Father and his Abolitionist Son.
