Born in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jonathan Edwards
and Sarah (Pierpont) Edwards
Sister of
Sarah (Edwards) Parsons, Jerusha Edwards, Mary (Edwards) Dwight, Lucy (Edwards) Woodbridge, Timothy Edwards, Susannah (Edwards) Porter, Eunice (Edwards) Pollock, Jonathan Elliot Edwards D.D., Elizabeth Edwards and Pierpont Edwards
Wife of
Aaron Burr
— married
29 Jun 1752 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah (Burr) Reeve and Aaron Burr Jr.
Died
at age 26
in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey
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Biography
Esther Edwards, daughter of Jonathan Edwards, was born in 1731.[1][2]
She married Aaron Burr, son of Daniel Burr and Elizabeth (Pinkney) Burr, on 29 June 1752 at Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey. [1]
Esther died on 7 or 17 April 1758 at Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey.
Esther Edwards[3] Born 13 FEB 1732 Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts[3]
Died 17 APR 1758 Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey[3][4]
Research Notes
- Wikipedia page: Wikipedia contributors, "Esther Edwards Burr," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Esther_Edwards_Burr&oldid=1153982211 (accessed July 22, 2023).
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volumes 1-3; Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1991. Vol1 p. 125. Available at Ancestry.com. Search Card Catalog by book title.
- ↑ Charles Burr Todd. A General History of the Burr Family in America. 4th Ed. 1902. New York. Page 48.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Edwards Genealogy
- ↑ Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Holt, 1885) Vol.1, Page 531.
- Moffat, R. Burnham. Pierrepont Genealogies from Norman times to 1913 (L. Middleditch Company, 1913) Page 51.
- Edwards Genealogy: http://www.peak.org/~wershos/edwards.html
- Marks, Edward J. A Genealogical Abstract of Descent of the Family of Pierrepont (Hoggson & Robinson, Printers, 1881) Page 22.
- Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1889) Page 361.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Esther:
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~0.78%
Eugene Long
:
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~0.78%
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