Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888.

Sophie Madeleine Du Pont was the youngest daughter of Eleuthère Irénée and Sophie Dalmas du Pont. E. I. du Pont was the founder of the black powder manufacturing company, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Sophie was raised at Eleutherian Mills, the house that her father built on the bluff overlooking his black powder manufactory. Sophie and her siblings learned English but French was the language of the du Pont home. Eleuthère Irénée emigrated to the United States from France in 1802). In June of 1833 Sophie Du Pont married her cousin Midshipman Samuel Francis Du Pont. They established a household at Louviers across the Brandywine River from Eleutherian Mills. During the next thirty-two years Samuel Francis Du Pont was at sea much of the time and Sophie remained at home. She was involved in religious activities (at Christ Church), reading, teaching (at Sunday School) and missionary efforts. Her husband died in 1865 and Sophie spent much of her remaining life collecting his papers and attempting to rehabilitate his reputation which had suffered after he was blamed for the failure of the Union Navy's attack on Charleston.

From the description of Papers, 1818-1892. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122579669

Daughter of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont and wife of Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.

From the description of Papers, 1830-1886. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122405706