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Esther Edwards Burr (February 13, 1732 – April 7, 1758) kept a personal journal from October 1754, in which she recorded her perspective on current events and her daily activities.
16 Mac 2022 · Per Calvinist doctrine, Edwards prioritized Esther’s education primarily as a means to save her soul, believing all children to be “heirs of hell” who must be “born again” through endless...
Written as a series of letters to the author's closest friend, the journal offers a rare glimpse into the public and private life of a spirited and articulate eighteenth-century woman. Esther Edwards Burr was a member, by birth and marriage, of two of New England's elite families.
13 Nov 2013 · The journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757. by. Burr, Esther Edwards. cn; Karlsen, Carol F., 1940- . cn; Crumpacker, Laurie, 1941- . cn. Publication date. 1984. Topics. Burr, Esther Edwards, Burr family, Wives, Women. Publisher.
19 Sep 2013 · This chapter presents excerpts from Esther Edwards Burr's “The Journal of Esther Edwards Burr, 1754-1757,” which offers a firsthand perspective of the day-to-day life of a prominent woman living in eighteenth-century America.
BURR, Esther Edwards. Born 1732, Northampton, Massachusetts; died April 1758, Princeton, New Jersey. Daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Pierrepont Edwards; married Aaron Burr, 1752. Esther Edwards Burr was the third of 11 children of Sarah Pierrepont and the prominent minister, Jonathan Edwards.
3 Jan 2018 · Esther Edwards Burr was the third of eleven children born to Jonathan and Sarah Edwards. She was born on February 13, 1732, in Northampton, Mass. She lived through the Great Awakening as an eight- to ten-year-old, and it’s fascinating how that event formed and shaped her.
