Papers, 1824-1876.
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Christ Church Christiana Hundred (Greenville, Del.)
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Christ Church Christiana Hundred is an Episcopal church in Greenville, Delaware. It was founded in 1848 with the help of the du Pont family and Reverend Samuel Brincklé of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. For many years Christ Church served as a church for the du Pont family and their employees, but now serves a larger community. In 1848, Alfred Lee, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware, appointed Reverend Samuel Brincklé a missionary for New Castle County. As...
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...
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, Joanna Smith, 1815-1876
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Joanna Maria Smith was a daughter of Francis Gurney Smith (1784-1873) and Elizabeth MacKie Smith of Philadelphia. Her brother, Thomas MacKie Smith, was the husband of Eleuthera du Pont. Joanna Smith attended a Miss Ardley's French school in Philadelphia in the late 1820s. She married Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) in 1836; they had eight children. From the description of Papers, 1828-1876. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122292356 ...
Du Pont, Alexis I. (Alexis Irénée), 1816-1857
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Alexis I. du Pont was born on February 14, 1816, the youngest child of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the Du Pont Company. He was educated at Mt. Airy College, Germantown, Pa., and at the New Haven Gymnasium (1829-31), where his nephew, James Irénée Bidermann, was a classmate. In 1831 he entered the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed his scientific studies in 1835, but took no degree. In 1836, he was married to Joanna Maria Smith (1815-1876), the daughter of Francis Gu...
Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865
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Samuel Francis DuPont commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron from September 1861 to June 1863. During this period he directed many successful operations including the campaign which resulted in the fall of Port Royal, SC, on November 7, 1861. From the description of Letter, March 28, 1862. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46326546 U.S. rear admiral commanding the blockading squadron. From the description of ALS : Port Royal Harbor, S.C., to Lt. ...
