Burr killed Hamilton in a duel, now their descendants are BFFs

Alexandra Hamilton Woods — the four-time great granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton — and Antonio Burr — a descendant of Aaron Burr's cousin — met at a party for those working in psychology several years ago. It didn't take them long to realize they

Washington…send the man whose wonderful ability he early discovered and ever confided in–Alexander Hamilton, then at the age of twenty years–direct to the new-made hero of the North, with instructions, obviously of a 

Alexander Hamilton's last letter that he wrote on Earth was sent to my direct ancestor, Theodore Sedgwick, six generations back, who had been the Speaker of the House in Washington and was a close legislative ally of Hamilton's.” “Hamilton was enclosed

Tony-winning songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda also stars in his work about the life of Alexander Hamilton, telling what he describes as the story of an immigrant. To speak to the experiences of a man born and raised in the 

Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson (L) and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton (L) debate policy during a cabinet meeting in “Hamilton.” President George Washington (Christopher Jackson) (C) sits behind them. Courtesy of “HAMILTON”/Joan