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==Career==

==Career==

Burr was born in Neubik, [[New Jersey]] to Reverend Aaron Burr Sr. who was a [[Presbyterian]] minister and the second President of the College of New Jersey which is now [[Princeton University]].  His mother, Esther Edwards, was the daughter of [[Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinist]] theologian. Aaron and his sister, Sally, were left orphans when Aaron was 2 years old and Sally was 4 years old, following the deaths of their parents and both maternal grandparents who died of Yellow Fever.  Aaron did not respond well to his austere uncle, Timothy Edwards, several times running away from home and attempting to go to sea.  He entered the Sophomore class at Princeton at the age of 13 and graduated with distinction at 16 in 1772.  He received BA in theology but changed his career path two years later and began study of law in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Conn.  

Burr was born in Neubik, [[New Jersey]] to Reverend Aaron Burr Sr. who was a [[Presbyterian]] minister and the second President of the College of New Jersey which is now [[Princeton University]].  His mother, Esther Edwards, was the daughter of [[Jonathan Edwards]], the famous [[Calvinist]] theologian. Aaron and his sister, Sally, were left orphans when Aaron was 2 years old and Sally was 4 years old, following the deaths of their parents and both maternal grandparents who died of Yellow Fever.  Aaron did not respond well to his austere uncle, Timothy Edwards, several times running away from home and attempting to go to sea.  He entered the sophomore class at Princeton at the age of 13 and graduated with distinction at 16 in 1772.  He received BA in theology but changed his career path two years later and began study of law in the celebrated law school conducted by his brother-in-law, Tapping Reeve, at Litchfield, Conn.  

1775 he joined the American army that was besieging Boston. Appointed a captain, he served on [[Benedict Arnold]]'s staff during the Quebec campaign of 1775-1776.<ref> Arnold at the time was loyal to the Patriot side.</ref> In 1776 Burr served briefly on Washington's staff with the rank of major. He saw combat during the Battle of Long Island and, in July 1777, was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and given the command of a regiment. Following the campaign of 1778, which culminated in the Battle of Monmouth, and a winter conducting patrol activity, he resigned his commission because of ill health..

1775 he joined the American army that was besieging Boston. Appointed a captain, he served on [[Benedict Arnold]]'s staff during the Quebec campaign of 1775-1776.<ref> Arnold at the time was loyal to the Patriot side.</ref> In 1776 Burr served briefly on Washington's staff with the rank of major. He saw combat during the Battle of Long Island and, in July 1777, was commissioned lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and given the command of a regiment. Following the campaign of 1778, which culminated in the Battle of Monmouth, and a winter conducting patrol activity, he resigned his commission because of ill health..