Bidermann, Evelina du Pont, 1796-1863

Evelina du Pont, a daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Dalmas du Pont (1775-1828), was born in Paris and came to the United States in 1800. Her father was the founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Evelina attended the female seminary of Madame Rivardi in Philadelphia from 1807 to 1811. In 1816, she married James Antoine Bidermann (1790-1865), one of her father's business associates. They had one child. She and her husband traveled to France in 1827-1828 and 1837-1839. In 1839, they began construction of their home "Winterthur" north of Wilmington, Del., where they resided until her death. Her husband and son then returned to France.

Evelina Gabrielle du Pont, a daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and Sophie Madeleine Dalmas du Pont, was born in Paris and came to the United States in 1800. Her father was the founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Evelina attended the female seminary of Madame Rivardi in Philadelphia from 1807 to 1811. In 1816 she married James Antoine Bidermann, one of her father's business associates. They had one child, James Irénée Bidermann. She and her husband traveled to France in 1827-1828 and 1837-1839. In 1839 they began to build their home at Winterthur, Delaware, where they resided until her death.