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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Pierre_BurrJohn Pierre Burr - Wikipedia

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   John Pierre Burr (June 1792 – April 4, 1864) was an American abolitionist and community leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, active in education and civil rights for African Americans. He was an illegitimate child of Aaron Burr , the third U.S. vice president, and Mary Emmons , a Haitian governess who may have been born in Calcutta, India .

   • Children: 9
   • Died: April 4, 1864 (aged 71–72), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

   • Spouse: Hester Elizabeth Emory

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3. slavery.princeton.edu › stories › john-pierre-burrPrinceton & Slavery | Aaron Burr Jr. and John Pierre Burr: A ...

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   John Pierre Burr was the son of Aaron Burr Jr., a Princeton alumnus and the third Vice President of the United States. He became an activist and conductor on the Underground Railroad, despite his family's slaveholding history and his own mixed-race heritage.

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   John Pierre Burr was a barber, a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a fierce advocate for freedom and justice. He was also the son of Vice President Aaron Burr and Mary Emmons, a servant in his household, according to new research by his descendant Sherri Burr.

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   Who was John Pierre Burr?

   • John Pierre Burr was born on August 24, 1792, the son of a Princeton alumnus, the grandson of a Princeton co-founding trustee and its second president, as well as the great-grandson of Princeton’s third president. Yet despite such an illustrious pedigree, John Pierre was not eligible to attend the College of New Jersey, as Princeton was then known.

   Aaron Burr Jr. and John Pierre Burr: A Founding Father and his

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   Who was Aaron Burr?

   • 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.

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   Who is John Albert Burr?

   • John Albert Burr. Born in Greensburg, Pa., he was the son of John T and Anna Wagner Burr if Orlando, Fla. A member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Gettysburg, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked for the Bell Telephone Co, of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg for 22 years and was most recently employed by Ryan Homes Inc., in Maryland.

   John Albert Burr (1933-1987) - Find A Grave Memorial

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   What did Aaron Burr Jr & John Pierre Burr have in common?

   • Now added to the father’s legacy is a child who championed justice and freedom. If one were to review the lives of Aaron Burr Jr. and John Pierre Burr as musical compositions, perhaps the father lived a grand opera, written interchangeably in major and minor keys and interspersed with atonal notes. Meanwhile the son breathed in the key of C.

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   John Pierre Burr was a community leader, educator and civil rights activist in Philadelphia. He signed the broadside to recruit USCT, supported the Underground Railroad and the Christiana Resistance, and may be the son of Aaron Burr.

7. www.aaronburrassociation.org › post › 155-years155 Years After His Death, Abolitionist John Pierre Burr’s ...

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   Jan 6, 2021 · John Pierre Burr was a barber, a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and a descendant of Vice-President Aaron Burr. Learn how his epitaph was updated to include his father's name and his role in the abolitionist movement.

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9. hiddencityphila.org › 2019 › 08African-American Abolitionist & Son Of Former Vice President ...

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   Aug 19, 2019 · John Pierre Burr, born circa 1792, was a Philadelphia abolitionist and natural son of former Vice President Aaron Burr. He will receive a headstone on his grave on August 24, 2019, after years of being unrecognized by history.

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    John Pierre Burr. Prior to 1864 Antebellum (1820-1861) 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. Creator Unknown Publisher. Wikimedia.