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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.
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.
27 de ago. de 2019 · SMART NEWS. 155 Years After His Death, Abolitionist John Pierre Burr’s Epitaph Updated to Include His Father, Aaron Burr. Descendant Sherri Burr’s research shows that the vice president had...
John Pierre became a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a champion for African American voting rights in Pennsylvania, and for recruiting U.S. Colored Troops to fight for freedom during the Civil War. Burr spent the winter of 1777-1778 at The Ghent military outpost, near Valley Forge.
Mary Eugenie Emmons lived in Philadelphia and had two children, Louisa Charlotte Burr, born in 1788, and John (Jean) Pierre Burr, born in 1792. Both Burrs became prominent members of the so-called “Colored” community in 19th century Philadelphia and married free African Americans.
A Philadelphia community leader, abolitionists, and an education and civil rights activist, Burr was among the African American gentlemen who signed the broadside to recruit United States Colored Troops in Philadelphia, along with Robert Purvis, William T. Catto and William’s son, Octavius.
Portrait of John Pierre Burr (1792-1864), the abolitionist son of Aaron Burr Jr. ('1772) and Mary Emmons of Calcutta, India.
