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Aaron Burr's Life
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Aaron Burr is Born
Aaron Burr is born in Newark, New Jersey. His father, the Rev. Aaron Burr, is the president of the College of New Jersey, later renamed Princeton. Little Aaron nearly died in 1757. -
Aaron Burr Graduates College
Burr graduates from college. He remains at Princeton for voluntary study until mid-1773. He inherits £10,000 from his father -
Burr is Promoted to Lt. Colonel
Burr is promoted to Lt. Colonel and assumes the effective command of William Malcolm’s regiment. -
Burr Marries Theodosa Prevost
Burr marries Theodosia Prevost at The Hermitage in a double ceremony that included the marriage of Theodosia’s half-sister, Catherine DeVisme to Dr. Joseph Brown. Ten years older than Burr, Theodosia was a widow in poor health with five children. -
Burr Becomes Senator
Burr takes his seat a United States Senator from New York at Philadelphia, after defeating Philip Schuyler with the help of the Livingston family on January 19,1791. -
Burr Becomes Vice President
After a seven-day impasse and 36 rounds of voting in the House of Representatives, Jefferson is elected President and Burr Vice President. -
Burr Shoots Hamilton in Duel
Burr shoots Alexander Hamilton in a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Burr is not injured. Hamilton dies the next day. -
Burr Flees After Dueling Troubles
Burr leaves Washington via horseback for Pittsburgh. -
Burr Badmouths the Government
Burr travels in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, where he speaks contemptuously of the federal government. -
Government Warns People of Burr
President Jefferson issues a proclamation denouncing Burr’s western plans and warning people against them. -
Burr Surrenders
Burr surrenders. However, a grand jury impaneled in the Mississippi Territory refuses to indict Burr for “any crime or misdemeanor against the United States.” -
Burr's Trial Part 1
Marshall finds probable cause to try Burr on charges of conspiring to invade a nation at peace with the United States. Marshall, however, does not find probable cause, based on the evidence submitted, to try Burr for treason against the United States. -
Burr's Trial Part 2
The jury finds Burr “not proved to be guilty under this indictment by any evidence submitted to us.” Burr remains in Richmond until December. -
Burr's 1st Wife Dies
Theodosia Alston, in the company of Dr. Timothy Ruggles Greene, a friend of Burr from Boston who had traveled south to escort Theodosia, and one or two of her servants, left Georgetown, SC on the schooner Patriot for New York City. The ship and all those aboard vanished. -
Burr Remarries
Burr marries Madame Eliza Jumel, wealthy widow of French merchant Stephen Jumel, at the Jumel mansion in upper Manhattan, Harlem Heights. -
Burr Dies
Burr dies at the Continental Hotel, Port Richmond, Staten Island. On the same day, Madame Jumel’s petition for divorce was granted.
