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.

[4] This led to the Edwards family moving to the frontier settlement Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 1751, where she met Aaron Burr Sr. whom she married on June 29th, 1752.

Though the Edwards children were encouraged to read the Bible and engage in piety at all times, they were not kept in the dark about all forms of contemporary, non-religious culture.

[6] In 1752, Esther married Aaron Burr Sr. She was just seventeen when she received her first and only marriage proposal from him, who was the president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

Esther managed the affairs of the household and hosted many of the scholars of the school at her home, which she thoroughly enjoyed due to being able to listen on the conversations between her husband and their guests about topics of religion.

Esther's son, Aaron, became the third vice president of the United States (1801–05) and is best known for fatally wounding American politician Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804.

[10] It was not until 1984 that Esther Burr's Journal was published in its entirety by Carol F. Karlsen and Laurie Crumpacker,[11] but this book is no longer in print and it is quite hard to find a copy in good condition.

Sarah Prince was nearly inconsolable by her death, as seen when she wrote the words, "My whole dependance for Comfort in this World [is] gone,...", and "[Esther] was dear to me as the Apple of my Eye- she knew and felt all my griefs..." in her personal book of meditations.