Papers, 1832-1838.
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Du Pont, Sophie Madeleine, 1810-1888.
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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 ...
Du Pont, Dorcas Van Dyke, 1806-1838
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Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke was the daughter of Nicholas Van Dyke (1769-1826) and Mary Van Lekvenigh Van Dyke (1768-1831) of New Castle, Del. The Van Dyke male family members were active in government, with Nicholas Van Dyke serving in both the state and federal government. He was a member of the U.S. Senate from 1817-1826. Dorcas Van Dyke married Charles I. du Pont in 1824. The Marquis de Lafayette attended the marriage. The couple had five children. She died in 1838 after a long illness. ...
