Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861

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Victorine du Pont was the oldest daughter of E.I. du Pont, the founder of the family powder business. She married Ferdinand Bauduy in 1813, but he died six weeks later, and she never remarried.

From the description of Autograph album, 1821-1844. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516487

Victorine du Pont Bauduy, the eldest child of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) and Sophie Madeleine 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. She began her education in 1800-1801 in New York at a school where French-speaking children were taught English. After her family's move to Delaware, she briefly attended Mrs. Rivardi's Academy for Young Ladies in Philadelphia from 1805-1808. As the eldest child of the du Pont family and with an ailing mother, she was responsible for overseeing her younger siblings.

From the description of Papers, 1798-1848. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516649

Victorine du Pont, the eldest child 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. He father was the founder of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. She was educated at a school for French-speaking children in New York and, after the family moved to Delaware, at a Wilmington boarding school and Mrs. Rivardi's Academy for Young Ladies in Philadelphia. As the eldest child and with an ailing mother, she was responsible for overseeing her younger siblings.

She married Ferdinand Bauduy in 1813, but he died six weeks later, and she never remarried. After a period of grieving, she became involved in the Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School, sponsored by her father to teach workers' children, and was a teacher and superintendent until her death. Victorine also taught her siblings, nieces and nephews at home.

From the description of Papers, 1798-1861. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122370788

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861. Papers, 1798-1848. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School. Records, 1817-1899. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Louise du Pont Crowninshield papers 1800-1958 Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Bidermann family. Letters, 1828-1890. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876. Papers, 1821-1837. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969,. The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. Papers, 1822-1899. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Album of the daughters of E.I. du Pont, 1823-1837 [microform]. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861. Autograph album, 1821-1844. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont family. Papers, 1685-1895 1840-1870 (bulk dates). Winterthur Library
referencedIn Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876. Papers, 1816-1876. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969,. The Winterthur Manuscripts 1588-1955. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Forwood family. Account books, 1790-1889. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Bauduy, Victorine du Pont, 1792-1861. Papers, 1798-1861. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Williamson, R. Page (Robert Page), 1833?-1854. Letters, 1852-1853. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Amelia, 1796-1869. Papers, 1802-1869. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont-Kemble-De Forest families. Correspondence, 1840-1882. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Gibbons, J. V. ALS : Brownsville, Pa., to Mrs. S. du Pont, 1876 Oct 14. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Bidermann, Evelina du Pont, 1796-1863. Papers, 1802-1863. Hagley Museum & Library
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Relation Name
associatedWith American Sunday School Union. corporateBody
associatedWith Bauduy, Ferdinand, 1791-1814. person
associatedWith Bidermann, Evelina du Pont, 1796-1863. person
associatedWith Bidermann family. family
associatedWith Brandywine Manufacturers Sunday School. corporateBody
associatedWith Brandywine Manufacturers' Sunday School. corporateBody
associatedWith Brevost, Antoinette, d. 1823. person
associatedWith Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Alfred Victor, 1798-1856. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Amelia, 1796-1869. person
associatedWith Du Pont de Nemours, Françoise Robin Poivre, 1748-1841. person
associatedWith Du Pont de Nemours, Pierre Samuel, 1739-1817. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée, 1771-1834. person
associatedWith Du Pont family. family
associatedWith Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969, person
associatedWith Du Pont-Kemble-De Forest families. family
associatedWith Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954, person
associatedWith Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Sophie (Dalmas), 1775-1828. person
associatedWith Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888. person
associatedWith Forwood family. family
associatedWith Garesché, Cora Bauduy, 1796-1870. person
associatedWith Garesché, Minika Bauduy, 1793-1855. person
associatedWith Gibbons, J. V. person
associatedWith Gilpin, Sarah Lydia. person
associatedWith Lammot, Anna Smith, 1793-1875. person
associatedWith Ralston, Rebecca. person
associatedWith Smith, Eleuthera du Pont, 1806-1876. person
associatedWith Williamson, R. Page (Robert Page), 1833?-1854. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Subject
Domestic relations
Household employees
Middle class women
Sunday schools
Women and religion
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1792

Death 1861

English,

French

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