The Reverend Aaron Burr (January 4, 1716(?) - September 24, 1757) was a notable divine and educator in colonial America. He was a founder of Princeton University and the father of the third United States Vice President Aaron Burr (1756 - 1836). January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events August 5 - In the Battle of Peterwardein 40. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For other American colonies, see European colonization of the Americas or British colonization of the Americas. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... -1... Aaron Burr, Jr. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 2, Charles Darwin returns from his voyage around the world. ...

A native of Connecticut, he attended Yale College (now Yale University), where he obtained a B.A. in 1735. After graduation, he became a Presbyterian minister in Newark, New Jersey; also conducting a school in classical studies there. In 1752, he married Esther Edwards, daughter of the New England divine, Jonathan Edwards, and his wife Sarah, daughter of the Rev. James Pierpont. Jonathan Edwards was a leader of the First Great Awakening, a significant religious movement of the 1730s and 1740s. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Yale redirects here. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Western Christendom, as well as a particular form of church government. ... Nickname: The Brick City Map of Newark in Essex County Coordinates: ) °′40. ... It has been suggested that Greco-Roman be merged into this article or section. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article lacks information on the importance of the subject matter. ... The states marked in red show New England. ... Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703- March 22, 1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher and theologian. ... James P. Pierpont was an Austrian mathematician. ... The First Great Awakening was a religious movement among American colonial Protestants in the 1730s and 1740s. ... Events and Trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Sextant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies World leaders Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774) George... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ...

In the 1740s, a controversy over religious doctrines lead to a split in the faculty and student body at Yale. In opposition to Yale's first president, the Rev. Thomas Clap; Jonathan Edwards, Burr, and Jonathan Dickinson founded the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) at Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1746. Dickinson was elected first president of the College, but died soon after in 1747. Burr then became the second president of the College. During his tenure (1748 - 1757), the curriculum was settled, the student body increased significantly, and the College moved to its permanent home at Princeton, New Jersey. He supervised the construction of Nassau Hall, Princeton's best known structure, completed in 1756. Burr, elected at age 32, was also the youngest person ever to serve as president of Princeton. Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... Rev. ... Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 — March 22, 1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. ... (For the Jonathan Dickinson who was a prominant Presbyterian minister and the first president of the College of New Jersey, see Jonathan Dickinson (of New Jersey). ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located in Princeton, New Jersey in the United States of America. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... // Events Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... Nassau Street, Princetons main street. ... Nassau Hall is the main administrative building of Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

In 1755, Burr was relieved of his pastoral duties in order to concentrate full-time on his work at Princeton. In the fall of 1757, Burr died in Princeton of fever, believed to have been brought on or aggravated by overwork. His remains were interred in the President's Lot at Princeton Cemetery. 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Princeton Cemetery is located in Princeton, New Jersey. ...

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• Photographic tour of Aaron Burr's grave at Princeton Cemetery.