page_title: Eliza Jumel
section_title: Marriage to Aaron Burr
hierarchical_section_title: Eliza Jumel / Marriage to Aaron Burr
caption_attribution_description: English: Aaron Burr (1756–1836), Vice President of the United States
context_page_description: Eliza Jumel, also known as Eliza Burr, was a wealthy American socialite. She was married to Aaron Burr and their divorce was finalized on the day of his death. Although she was born into poverty, an advantageous marriage to a wealthy merchant made her one of richest women in New York at the time of her death.
context_section_description: Stephen Jumel died in 1832 of pneumonia at the age of 67. Fourteen months after Stephen's death, the 58-year-old Eliza Jumel married the controversial former United States Vice President Aaron Burr. She may have married Burr to increase her stature, while Burr may have wanted access to her fortune.  Burr mismanaged the liquid assets remaining in the Jumel fortune, and the two separated only four months after their marriage.  Eliza's prudence in real estate management, however, allowed her to remain financially solvent.  Their divorce was finalized on September 14, 1836, the date of Burr's death. She was represented by Alexander Hamilton, Jr., the son of Alexander Hamilton.
caption: Aaron Burr
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