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Aaron—best known for his fatal duel with Alexander Hamilton— fathered John Pierre when his first wife, Theodosia, was dying of cancer.
In 1817, Burr married Hester Elizabeth ("Hetty") Emory at African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia. Hetty Burr was the co-founder (with Hetty Reckless) of the Moral Reform Retreat, Philadelphia's first shelter for African American women who were "victims of vice". [11]
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.
Stuart Johnson and Sherri Burr both speculate that among them are Burr’s wife, some of their 10 children, and Emmons. Burr, the retired law professor, says the DNA from those bones could prove Mary Eugenie Emmons’ identity “beyond a reasonable doubt” and complete her story.
Aug 27, 2019 · Their mother , Mary Eugenie Emmons, hailed from Calcutta, India, and worked as a servant in the Burr household. Speaking with NPR ’s Michael Martin, Sherri says she discovered the ancestral...
Aug 19, 2019 · John Pierre Burr eventually married another abolitionist, Hestor “Hetty” Elizabeth Emery. A hairdresser by trade, Emery attended the Women’s Anti-Slavery Conventions in 1838 and 1839.
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On August 24, 2019, the Aaron Burr Association officially acknowledged Burt's relationship with Emmons and their children with the headstone's installation on the gravesite of John Pierre Burr.
