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Du Pont, Pauline Foster, 1849-1902

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Mary Pauline Foster was the daughter of Herman Ten Eyck Foster (d. 1869) and Mary Pauline Lentilhon Foster (1825-1849) of New York. She was born at the family estate, Lakeland, near Geneva. Her mother died when she was ten days old, and she was raised by her father and maternal grandmother, Eliza Smith Lentilhon. After touring Europe between 1869 and 1871, she married Henry A. du Pont in 1874. They returned to Europe until 1876 and afterward lived at "Winterthur" in Delaware. Du Pont was a vice ...

Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1846-1926.

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Crowninshield, Louise du Pont, 1877-1958

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Louise Evelina du Pont (1877-1958) was the daughter of Henry A. du Pont (1838-1926) and Pauline Foster du Pont (1849-1902). She was born, raised, and educated at the family estate, Winterthur, north of Wilmington, Delaware. A debutante whose coming-out party was held in New York in 1896, she socialized with members of the city's most exclusive families. During the late 1890s, she spent the winter months in the city, enjoying shopping and social life during the heyday of high society. Louise du ...

Foster, Mary Pauline, 1849-1902.

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Mary Pauline Foster was born in Lakeland, New York. On July 15, 1874, she married Henry Algernon du Pont. Their two surviving children were Louise Evelina du Pont and Henry Francis du Pont. She was interested in music, religion, and genealogy. From the description of Papers 1825-1902. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 269369429 ...

Du Pont, Col. Henry Algernon, 1846-1926.

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Crowninshield, Francis Boardman, 1869-1950

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Francis Boardman Crowninshield was born in New York on April 22, 1869. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. and graduated from Harvard University in 1891. In 1898, Crowninshield joined Troop K of Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders and took part in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish American War. On June 28, 1900, he married Louise Evelina du Pont. His interests were painting, architecture and design, and boat racing. He was one of the country's leading yachtsmen and was part of the Ameri...

Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969

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Curator of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum; Winterthur, Delaware. From the description of Henry F. Du Pont interview, 1962 Apr. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502900 Henry Francis du Pont was born at Winterthur, Del., on May 27, 1880, the son of Henry Algernon du Pont and the great-grandson of E. I. du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company from 1915 until his death in 1969, and a member of its ...