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A recent visit to "Dupont" country inspired me to research the Dupont Family tree. I was interested to learn the family relationships of the Duponts who founded a gunpowder mill, a world class garden (Longwood Gardens), a world class museum (Winterthur), a world class children's hospital (A. I Dupont Children's Hospital) and a world class mansion and garden (Nemours).

As I researched this family, I discovered the Dupont connections to two of our presidents--George Washington and Franklin d. Roosevelt. The Washington connection resulted from the marriage of Alfred I. Dupont to Jessie Drew Ball. Jessie Ball Dupont is the 2nd cousin five times removed from President Washington. The Roosevelt connection is the result of the marriage of Ethel Dupont to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. Thus, Ethel is the daughter-in-law of President Roosevelt.

I also uncovered a letter dated 5 September 1755 written by Joseph Ball, Jr. (Jesse Ball Dupont's 1st. cousin 6 times removed) to Maj. George Washington. Joseph Ball, Jr. was Washington's half uncle. The letter mentions the defeat of General Braddock who was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the start of the French and India War (1754-1765). George Washington served as a volunteer officer in the Braddock expedition that failed to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755. Braddock was subsequently defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on 9 July 1755. He was mortally wounded and died four days later.
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  • Dupont Genealogy

    A Gunpowder Factory

    A World Class Garden

    A Mansion for a Bride

    A World Class Museumof American Decorative Arts

    Dupont Connections toPresidents Washington and Roosevelt

    and

    Our Visit to Dupont Country

    by

    Richard Charles GretzingerOctober 2014

  • Table Of Contents

    Preface 1

    Chapter 1. Dupont Immigration & the Gunpowder Business 2

    Chapter 2. Dupont Family Home 4

    Chapter 3. All in the Family 10

    Chapter 4. A World Class Garden 14

    Chapter 5. A Mansion for a Bride 21

    Chapter 6. Jessie Ball Dupont'sConnection to President GeorgeWashington

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    Chapter 7. Alfred I. & Jesse Dupont's Automobiles 41

    Chapter 8. A World Class Museum of American Decorative Arts 47

    Chapter 9. Downton Abbey 52

    Chapter 10. A Dupont Connection to the Roosevelts 64

    Chapter 11. A Dupont Connection to My Family 66

    Relationship: Richard CharlesGretzinger to Pierre Samuel (du Pont)Dupont

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    Descendants of Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont 71

    Index 88

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  • Preface

    During a recent family vacation, we visited a number of Dupont familylocations in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Before our trip, I did someresearch about the Dupont family name and constructed a Dupontdescendants chart.

    I listened to the docent's presentations and attempted to confirm theDupont relationships I discovered from my research I found somedifferences but decided to rely on the information provided by the "expert"on-site docents.

    A Dupont descendants report is included in this eBook. I attempted tomake this report as accurate as possible, but I am sure there are mistakes.If the reader finds an error(s) or omission(s) and wishes to inform me,please contact me at the following email address: [email protected].

    Our trip to the Brandywine Valley took us to four Dupont locations. Thefirst was the gunpowder factory where the Dupont legacy began. The millwas founded by E. I. Dupont in 1802.

    The second location was the mansion and gardens constructed over18-months and completed in 1910 by Alfred I. Dupont. He built thismansion for his second wife, Mary Alicia Bradford.

    The third location was the world famous Longwood Gardens founded byPierre Samuel Dupont.

    The fourth location was the estate and museum of Henry Francis Dupont.He named it Winterthur Museum and Country Estate.

    As I researched the Dupont family, I found connections to PresidentsGeorge Washington and Franklin D. Roosevelt (see Chapters 6 and 10). When researching a new family name such as Dupont, I attempt to find aconnection to my own family. I did find one connection (not a bloodconnection) that I discuss in Chapter 11.

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  • Chapter 1. Dupont Immigration & the Gunpowder Business

    Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont was born on 14 December 1739 inNemours, Paris, France. He was a son of Samuel du Pont and AnneAlexandrine de Montchanin. Samuel was a watchmaker, and he hoped hisson would also become a watchmaker. Pierre, however, was a Counselor of State to the French nobility. He andhis son, Eleuthere, fought in defense of King Louis XV. During the Reign ofTerror, Pierre was imprisoned and sentenced to death by Robespierre.When Robespierre was killed in 1794, he was released.

    In her book, "E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co, A History, 1802-1902," BessieGardner Dupont describes Pierre Samuel's desire to leave France. He sawgreat opportunities to develop enormous tracts of land in America.

    Her book discusses Pierre's proposal to have a group of investorspurchase shares totaling 4 million francs, each with an investment of 10thousand francs. However, by September 1799, Pierre only had aninvestment of 455,000 francs. He decided he would wait no longer andprepared to immigrate to America.

    According to Gardner Dupont's book, the family left France in September1799 and sailed in the ship American Eagle. The Dupont immigrantsincluded Pierre Samuel and his two sons, Victor and Eleuthere. Victor'swife, Gabrielle de Pelleport, and their two children and Eleuthere's wife,Sophia Dalmas, and their three children, Evelina, Alfred Victor and Sophiaaccompanied them. Also on board were Charles Dalmas, Sophia's brother,and Madame Bureaux de Pusy, the stepdaughter of Pierre Dupont, and herbaby. One historian reported that Pierre's wife (the mother of his two sons)Nichole Charlotte Marie Louise de Rencourt, died before Pierreimmigrated.

    The crossing took 95-days. On 1 January 1800, the American Eagle landedat Newport, Rhode Island and the family disembarked and continued byland to New York.

    After their arrival in America, the Duponts looked for a business that wouldsupport their family. Eleuthere had been trained as a chemist in Franceand was supposed to take charge of the manufacture of gunpowder for the

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  • and was supposed to take charge of the manufacture of gunpowder for theFrench Government. When he saw that the gunpowder produced inAmerica was inferior, he estimated what he would need to produce his owngunpowder in America.

    He and his brother, Victor, returned to France in January 1801 to ordermachinery and supplies to build a gunpowder mill. While they were inFrance, their father decided that the mill would be built in the BrandywineRiver Valley near Wilmington. Land was purchased and the constructionbegan of a family home and the mill. By 1804, the Duponts had gunpowderfor sale. Gardner Dupont's book reported that three years later salestotaled $43,000 (today, 2014, that would be equivalent to $9 million at anannual inflation rate of 3%).

    With the War of 1812 and the supply of their superior gunpowder to theAmerican Army and Navy, the success of the Dupont gunpowder businesswas secured. The Duponts soon became the largest manufacturer of thisimportant explosive. And the they became very wealthy.

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  • Chapter 2. Dupont Family Home

    Pierre Samuel Dupont's son, Eleuthere Irenee (E. I.), was born on 24 June1771 in Nemours, Paris France. In 1800 he accompanied his father andbrother and immigrated to America.

    E. I. Dupont began the construction in 1802 of powder mills on the banksof the Brandywine River. The mills included a millwright and machineshop, a powder yard, a graining mill and later, an 1870 steam engine andengine house. A steam engine ran on tracks along the powder yard andgraining mill.

    On this site, E. I. Dupont constructed the first Dupont family home inAmerica. It was called Eleutherian Mills. On our visit (a very wet and rainyday), we visited the house. I took this picture as my wife and daughterwalked with our docent to the home's front entrance.

    Eleutherian MillsThe Dupont Family Home

    E. I. Dupont's home included a French Garden. This garden was thebeginning of the Dupont interest in gardens in the Brandywine Valley. Thepicture on the next page shows E. I. Dupont's garden as it appears today.

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  • E. I. Dupont French Garden

    The property also included a separate building that served as an office. Itwas built in 1837 and reflected the business practices of the 19th century.

    I took a picture of the office building during our visit. This picture appearson the following page.

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  • Dupont Office Building-1837

    Since E. I. Dupont died 31 October 1834, this office was undoubtedly builtby his sons. He and his wife, Sophia, had three sons, Alfred Victor, Henryand Alexis Irenee, and two daughters, Evelina and Sophia.

    His son, Alexis, was killed at the age of 41 years by a powder blast. Thedocent said he was the only Dupont killed by a powder blast at the mill.Another son, Alfred Victor, married Margaret Lammot. They had a son,Lammot (1831-1884) who was an expert chemist. His workshop waslocated close to the family home. Lammot married Mary Belin who lived tothe age of 73 years, dying in 1913.

    Lammot and Mary had five children. One of their sons, Pierre Samuel, isthe subject of another chapter of this eBook. Pierre was the founder ofLongwood Gardens.

    E. I. Dupont's home included a large barn that served as a location for hisautomobiles. The following photos, which I took during our visit, are ofthe vehicles on display in the barn.

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  • None of the autos had display explanations.

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  • In another section of the barn was a Conestoga wagon. The docent saidthat in the early days of the powder mill, Conestoga wagons were used todeliver gunpowder to their customers.

    My picture of the Conestoga wagon was too dark because of the low lightin a large barn. I did, however, take the picture on the next page that wasattached to the display of the actual Conestoga in the barn.

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  • The Conestoga Wagon

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  • Chapter 3. All in the Family

    E. I. Dupont was the head of the Dupont family from the time heopened his gunpowder mill in 1802 to his death in 1834. Thefollowing picture of E. I. Dupont is from the Find A Grave websiteand was provided by Ruggero.

    Eleuthere Irenee Dupont1771-1834

    E. I. Dupont is buried in the private Dupont family cemetery. Thecemetery is located at 215 Bucks Road East, Wilmington, NewCastle Co., Delaware. It is known as the Du Pont de NemoursCemetery.

    After his death, his son, Alfred Victor, led the Dupont family.Alfred had control of the family and the powder mill for 16 years

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  • Alfred had control of the family and the powder mill for 16 yearsuntil 1850. He died six years later. His brother, Henry then tookcontrol of the firm. Henry Dupont was educated at the AmericanClassical and Military Academy in Germantown, Pennsylvania.He graduated from there in 1829 and enrolled at the UnitedStates Military Academy in West Point, New York. Dupontgraduated from West Point in 1833.

    After a year of active duty, Henry acceded to his father's wishesby resigning his commission and joining the family business.When his father, E. I. Dupont, died the following year, Dupontworked with his brother, Alfred, and his brother-in-law, JamesAntoine Bidermann, in managing the company. In 1837, Henry(aka the Boss) married Louisa Gerhard, with whom he wouldhave nine children, including a son, Henry A. Dupont, the futureUnited States Senator. In 1850, Alfred retired from the familybusiness and Henry "The Boss" Dupont became the head of thefirm.

    The following picture of Henry is from the Find A Grave websiteand was provided by Memoriaux Atlantique.

    Henry "The Boss" Dupont1812-1889

    Henry "the Boss" was head of the mill until his death on 8August 1889. Control of the mill went to Henry's nephew,

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  • August 1889. Control of the mill went to Henry's nephew,Eugene Dupont, who served from 1890 until his death in 1902.

    With Eugene's death, the senior partners considered selling thebusiness. Alfred Irenee Dupont (1864-1935) proposed keepinghe company, and the partners agreed on the condition thatThomas Coleman Dupont (1863-1930) would be president, andPierre Samuel Dupont (1870-1954) would join the partnership.They took control of the factory in 1902. The three partners weregrand-nephews of Henry "The Boss" and were cousins. Four years after the three cousins took control of the Dupontbusiness, one of the cousins, Alfred Irenee, divorced his wifeand one year later married his 2nd cousin, Mary Alicia Bradford.Alfred's divorce and his marriage to a 2nd cousin strainedrelations between Alfred and other members of his family.

    A few years later, the family urged the three cousins to sell thecompany. Alfred did not want to sell and asked Thomas andPierre to sell their shares of the company to him. However,Thomas sold his shares to Pierre and in 1916 Pierre bought theDupont business. Alfred was removed by the Board of Directorsand left the company. Pierre ran the business until 1919.

    Pierre was succeeded by his brother, Lammot Dupont(1880-1952), as president and held the position until 1940 whenhe was replaced by Henry Francis Dupont (1880-1969). Henryran the family business for 29 years until his death on 11 April1969. Under Henry's presidency, Dupont became a publiccorporation and issued shares to the general public. The stockopened on 2 January 1962 at $241.50 per share with a dividendof $0.08333 per share (from the history of Forbes Stock Quotes). In addition to his presidency of the Dupont business, Henry builtthe Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. Henry was apremier collector of American Decorative Arts. Hisacquisitionsns are on display in the Winterthur museum.

    The following page summarizes the Dupont family heads over aperiod of 167 years from 1802 through 1969.

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  • Dupont Family Heads

    Family HeadName From To Relationship to E.I.DupontE. I. Dupont 1802 1834 Self

    Alfred V. Dupont 1834 1850 Son

    Henry Dupont* 1850 1889 Son

    Eugene Dupont 1890 1902 Grandson

    Alfred I. Dupont 1902 1916 Great-grandson

    Thomas Dupont 1902 1919 Great-grandson

    Pierre S. Dupont 1902 1919 Great-grandson

    Lammot Dupont 1920 1940 Great-grandson

    Henry F. Dupont 1940 1969 Great-grandson

    *Also known as "The Boss"

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  • Chapter 4. A World Class Garden

    Pierre Samuel Dupont (1870-1954) was head of the Dupont family businessfrom 1919 to 1920. Pierre S. Dupont was also a conservationalist and whenhe heard about the plans to remove trees from a 41-acre parcel of land inearly 1906, he purchased the property primarily to preserve the trees.Pierre's photo appears below.

    Background (from Wikipedia website)

    This tract of land was part of 402 acres of English-claimed land fromWilliam Penns commissioners that dated to 1700 when George Peirce(1646-1738), a Quaker farmer, purchased this land. Over the next severalyears, George and his descendants cleared and farmed the fertile land, andin 1730 one of Georges sons, Joshua, built the brick farmhouse that, nowenlarged, still stands today.

    In 1798, Georges twin great-grandsons, Samuel and Joshua, activelypursued an interest in natural history and began planting an arboretum thateventually covered 15 acres. The collection included specimens from up anddown the Eastern seaboard and overseas. By 1850, the arboretum boastedone of the finest collections of trees in the nation and had become a place forthe locals to gather outdoors.

    The heirs to the land lost interest in property and allowed the arboretum todeteriorate. The property passed through several hands in quick successionuntil a lumber mill operator was contracted to remove the trees from a41-acre parcel of land in early 1906.

    Pierre Samuel Dupont1870-1954

    (Photo from Find A Grave website submitted by Ron Moody)

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  • In July 1906, 36-year-old Pierre Dupont purchased the farm primarily topreserve the trees. But he didnt stop there. Much of what we see today - -the majesty and magic that is Longwood Gardens - - was shaped by theremarkable vision and versatility of Pierre Dupont .

    During our recent visit to Longwood Gardens, I took a few pictures of theoutdoor gardens.

    Longwood Gardens

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  • One of the Water Fountains

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  • Because the gardens were inspired by Pierre's love for the trees, I was also interested in the three treehouses located in various parts of the property.

    Canopy Cathedral Treehouse

    This treehouse was built by the master treehouse builder, Pete Nelson.Before our visit to Longwood Gardens, I happened to watch Nelson's TVshow about his construction of treehouses all over America. The episode Iwatched included a segment about Nelson's return trip to Longwood to domaintenance repair work on the treehouse.

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  • Prior to watching this TV show, I was not aware that treehouses were partof Longwood Gardens. When we arrived at the Visitors Center, I looked ata map of the gardens and noted there were two additional treehouses atLongwood. Pictures of these treehouses follow.

    Birdhouse Treehouse

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  • Lookout Treehouse

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  • Lookout Treehouse

    View through the ceiling of the treehouse

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  • Chapter 5. A Mansion for a Bride

    Question: What do a gunpowder mill, a mansion for a bride and a children's hospital all have in common?

    Answer: Alfred I. Dupont.

    Alfred I. Dupont was born on 12 May 1864 in the Brandywine Valley,Delaware. He was one of five siblings; there were two older sisters andtwo younger brothers. His parents were Eleuthere I. Dupont and CharlotteElizabeth Henderson.

    Alfred's mother died 17 August 1877, and two days later his father died on19 August 1877. Alfred was 13 years of age when his parents died. Thefamily planned to break up the five siblings, but they strenuously objected.In the 1880 Census, an older sister, Ann C. age 20, was listed as "KeepingHouse" and her brother, Alfred age 16, was listed as "At School."

    Alfred was sent to boarding school, first the religious Shinn Academy inNew Jersey and two years later to Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass.After gradation, he enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technologywhere he roomed with his cousin, Thomas Coleman Dupont.

    In 1884 he went to work in the family's gunpowder mill in the BrandywineValley, Delaware. He rose in the ranks and in 1902 with his two cousins,Thomas Coleman Dupont and Pierre Dupont, took control of thegunpowder mill.

    Alfred was first married at age 23 years in 1887 to his cousin, BessieGardner. I was not able to connect the Gardners to the Duponts, so I havenot confirmed that Bessie was a cousin of Alfred.

    Bessie gave birth to four children: Madeline in 1887, Bessie in 1889, AlfredVictor in 1900 and Victorine in 1903. The marriage, however, ended in1906 when Alfred divorced Bessie. Although he supported his familyfinancially, he cut off contact with all but his eldest child, Madeline. Heevicted all of them from the family home, Swamp Hall, and had itdestroyed. His decision to evict Bessie and his children and hisremarriage to a divorced second cousin in 1907, seriously strainedrelations between Alfred and other members of the family.

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  • relations between Alfred and other members of the family.Of interest, Bessie Gardner published a book in 1920, "E. I. Dupont deNemours & Company, A History, 1802-1902." In the book, sheacknowledged the help and guidance she received from Pierre S. Dupont.I assume she referred to Pierre Samuel Dupont born 15 January 1870 anddied 4 April 1954. Pierre Samuel and Alfred Irene were first cousins. Ihave used references from her book that listed the Dupont immigrants andtheir efforts to build a gunpowder mill.

    As noted above, in 1907 Alfred married a second cousin. She was MaryAlicia Heyward Bradford, daughter of Edward Green Bradford andEleuthera Paulina Dupont. Eleuthra was a daughter of Alexis IreneeDupont and Joanna Smith. Alexis was Alfred's great-uncle. Also, MaryAlicia's father, Edward Bradford, was the Dupont secretary.

    Alfred I. Dupont, circa 1907(Photo from Wikipedia website)

    Alfred Irenee and Mary Alicia had two children, but neither survived. Ofinterest, Mary was the 2nd great-granddaughter of Thomas Heyward a signer of the Decalaration of Independence.

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  • Alfred loved his new wife and showered her with gifts. The gifts included anew house that he built for her on a 3,000-acre plot of land in Wilmington.Carrere and Hastings, a New York architectural firm, designed the mansionin the late-18th-century French style. Alfred named his estate Nemours,after the French town of his great-great-grandfather, Pierre SamuelDupont.

    The mansion took 18 months to construct, and Alfred personallysupervised the construction. It had 77 rooms on five floors that covered47,000 square feet. The following is my picture of the mansion from therear.

    In 1916, the Dupont Board of Directors removed Alfred from the board.Mary Alicia died suddenly at age 45 in 1920. Alfred was left alone. He triedhis hand in the export business, but he lost almost everything.

    He expressed his grief to an old acquaintance, Jess Ball. Jessie, 20 yearshis junior, had been a teenager when Alfred had first become acquaintedwith the Ball family more than two decades earlier. He and the Ballsremained close over the years, and Alfred and Jessie corresponded

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  • remained close over the years, and Alfred and Jessie correspondedsporadically. The Balls had moved to California where Jesse taught schoolin San Diego. In 1920 Jessie, now in her mid-30s, returned East for anextended period and her relationship with Alfred grew stronger.

    On 22 January 1921, Alfred married Jessie Dew Ball in a quiet ceremony.

    After their marriage, Alfred and Jessie traveled to Florida several timesand in 1925 decided to settle in Jacksonville. They built a mansion, EppingForest, and Alfred became involved in a number of successful enterprises.His goal was more than making money; he was also deeply committed tohelping Florida and its residents establish sound financial institutions anda modern industrial base. See page 33 for a description of Eppping Forest.

    Alfred died in Jacksonville, Florida on 28 April 1935 at the age of 71 years.The value of his estate at death was $56 million (today, 2014, the valuewould be $575 million at an average annual inflation rate of 3%). Jesselived another 35-years and died 26 September 1970 in Nemours, Delaware.As instructed in Alfred's will, Nemours was to be opened to the public afterJesse's death. Our family visited Nemours in August 2014.

    The bulk of Alfred's fortune went to sustain the Alfred I. DupontTestamentary Trust. The trust was used to build the Alfred I. DupontHospital. During our visit, I took a photo of one of the estate's gardens. Inthe background of the photo, there was a partial picture of the new wingunder construction of the hospital. When it is occupied, patients andvisitors will have an excellent view of the Nemours gardens. A pleasantdistraction from the hospital.

    The following are my photos of the estate's gardens. The first 100 yards area Vista (mostly lawn) that runs from the mansion to the reflecting pool.

    Behind the reflecting pool is a Maze Garden, followed by the Colonnade andthe Sunken Garden. The Maze Garden, Colonnade and Sunken Garden runfor about another 100 yards.

    About 100 yards from the end of the Sunken Garden is the Temple of Lovewhich ends the garden.

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  • View of the Vista from the Mansion

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  • Reflecting Pool

    Note the row boat on the right edge of the picture

    The original is stored in the auto garage

    See next photo

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  • Original Reflecting Pool Row Boat

    My wife and daughter taking pictures of the boat

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  • Maze Garden

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  • Garden View of A. I. Dupont Hospital

    Note the glass structure in the left background

    This is the new addition to the A. I. Dupont Children's Hospital

    Sunken Garden

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  • Temple of Love

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  • Epping Forest

    Epping Forest was a historic, 58-acre estate in Jacksonville, Florida wherea luxurious riverfront mansion was built in the mid-1920s by industrialistAlfred I. du Pont and his third wife, Jessie Ball du Pont. It was added to theU.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Following is a photo ofEpping Forest.

    Epping Forest

    Jacksonville, FL

    Local architects Marsh & Saxelbye designed the 15,000-square-foot,25-room Epping Forest Mansion, but Harold Saxelbye contributed the mostinfluence. It is primarily Mediterranean Revival, combining influences fromGothic, Spanish Renaissance and Baroque architectural. Jessie selectedthe furnishings; Alfred designed the formal English gardens and lion'shead fountain. The estate was named in honor of Mary Ball Washington,George Washington's mother and Jessie's ancestor, whose Virginiaplantation bore the same name (see chapter 6).

    After Jessie Ball duPont died in 1970, Edward Ball, who was Jessie'sbrother, sold the property to his close friend and local businessmanRaymond K. Mason, CEO of the Charter Company, who used the propertyas his family residence until 1984.

    The mansion has been restored to its original grandeur as the home of theEpping Forest Yacht Club.

    Source: Wikipedia website

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  • Chapter 6. Jesse Ball Dupont's Connection to President George Washington

    Jessie Ball Dupont is listed in the following references as a descendent toour first president, George Washington. The relationship, however, wasnot specified. I researched a number of websites on the internet andfound two books that include references to the Ball family history and theirhome at Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Virginia. The first was HistoricVirginia Homes and Churches by Robert Alexander Lancaster and thesecond, Some Old Historic Landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, Issues 1-2by William H. Snowden. I used these references, the Ball Genealogy byRev. Horace E. Hayden and other websites, to establish the relationship ofJessie Ball Dupont to President George Washington.

    The following ancestor listing shows Jessie Drew Ball's ancestors foreight generations to her 5th great-grandfather, William Ball, Sr.(1615-1680). It concludes with Jessie's relationship to George Washington.

    Generation 1. Jessie Drew Ball

    Jessie Drew Ball (1884-1970) married Alfred I Dupont (1864-1935) after1920. Jessie was Alfred's third wife. They had no children. Generation 2. Jessie Ball's ParentsThomas Ball, III and Lalla R. Gresham

    Thomas Ball, III, born on 10 December 1836, was the son of Thomas Ball,Jr. and Maria Louise Hurst. He was educated in private schools and wentto college at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He studied lawand was admitted to the Virginia bar 22 February 1858 in Richmond,Virginia. Thomas III was a Civil War Veteran--a Lt. in 47th Virginia Infantry and laterin Co. D, Virginia 9th Cavalry Regiment. After his military service, hemarried Lalla R. Gresham on 27 February 1878

    Lalla R. Gresham, was a daughter of very wealthy parents, EdwardGresham and Isabella Mann. The family owned nearly one hundred slavesat their plantation and Lalla wrote a little article, "Reminiscences of

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  • Plantation Life In Virginia" telling of her experiences growing up on theplantation.

    Lalla attended school at the prestigious Stuart Hall Episcopal School forGirls in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. In later years, one of herdaughters, Jessie Drew Ball, then Mrs. Alfred I. Dupont, donated money tothe school in honor of her mother, Lalla. Her photo follows.

    Lalla R. Gresham

    (From Find A Grave Website submitted by Karen Mickel Bennett)

    In 1888, Thomas III and Lalla moved to Texas and he practiced law therefor fourteen years. He then returned to Virginia and practiced law until1907 when he moved to California. Thomas III died at the age of 63 in LosAngles on 11 May 1917. His wife, Lalla, died in Los Angles three yearslater on 3 January 1920. She is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery,Hollywood, Los Angles, California.

    Thomas III served in the Texas State Senate 1876; was Assistant AttorneyGeneral of Texas; was appointed Special U.S. Attorney of Texas. He is listed inthe "California History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California 1909." Hiswife, Lalla, was the recording Secretary of the Stonewall Jackson Chapter No.476 of the United Daughter's of the Confederacy, San Diego, CA, 1912 - 1914(from a post of the Find A Grave website).

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  • Generation 3. Jessie Ball's GrandparentsThomas Ball, Jr. and Maria (or Mariah) Louise Hurst

    Thomas Ball, Jr. was born in 1814 in Virginia. He married Maria (or Mirah)Hurst on 27 November 1835 in Northcumberland County, Virginia. Theyhad three sons (Thomas III, James and Warner) and three daughters(Xantippe, Jessie and Maria).

    In the 1850 Census for Northcumberland County, Virginia, Maria was listedas the head of the household. This implies that her husband, Thomas Jr.died prior to 1850. The census also reported that living with Maria was,Susanna Spiller, who was her mother born in 1786.

    The Virginia Marriage records for Maria's marriage listed her father asWilliam S. Gaskins. I believe Maria's father, Thomas Ball, died before themarriage in 1835 and her mother married William Gaskins, making WilliamMaria's stepfather.

    Generation 4. Jessie Ball's Great-grandparentsThomas Ball, Sr. and Marie Louisa Edwards

    According to a Ball Genealogy by Rev. Horace Edwin Hayden, publishedon the Church of Latter Day Saints website, Thomas Ball, Sr. was born in1775, probably in Virginia. On 26 April 1800 in Northcumberland County,Virginia, he married Marie Louise Edwards. The only child identified was ason, Thomas Jr.

    In 1812, the Hayden genealogy recorded Thomas Sr. as a surgeon's mate.I assume he was an assistant to a surgeon. Thomas Sr. died in November1814 in Washington, DC at the age of 39. His wife, Marie Louise, who wasborn on 4 April 1787, died on 17 January 1870.

    Generation 5. Jessie Ball's 2nd Great-grandparentsGeorge Ball, Jr. and Anne Taylor

    George Ball, Jr. was born about 1713 in Northcumberland County, Virginia.He married Anne Taylor on 14 June 1736 in Lancaster County, Virginia.They had two sons (David and Thomas Sr.) and four daughters (Sarah,Martha, Mary Taylor and Elizabeth).

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  • George Ball, Jr. died after 29 June 1770 in Northcumberland County,Virginia and was buried in Crestfield, also in Northcumberland County.His wife, Anne, who was born about 1715 in Lancaster County, Virginia,died in 1770 in Northcumberland County.

    Generation 6. Jessie Ball's 3rd Great-grandparentsGeorge Ball, Sr. and Grace Haynie

    George Ball, Sr. was born in 1683 in Millenbeck, Lancaster County,Virginia. According to Hayden's genealogy, he was married twice. The firstwife is unknown and they married before 1702. This marriage produced adaughter, Ann, born in 1702. George Sr. married his second wife, GraceHaynie, in 1709. Grace had five sons (John, David, George Jr., Richard,and Joseph) and three daughters (Grace, Sarah and Harris).

    George Sr. died after 14 April 1746 in Wicomico Parish, NorthumberlandCounty, Virginia. He is also buried at Wicomico Parish. His second wife,Grace, died on 10 February 1751 in Northcumberland County.

    Generation 7. Jessie Ball's 4th Great-grandparentsWilliam Ball, Jr. and Margaret Williamson

    William Ball, Jr. was born on 2 June 1641 in England. He came to Americaafter 1657 with his mother Hannah. On 23 March 1673, he marriedMargaret Williamson in Lancaster County, Virginia. They had eight sons(William III., Richard, James, Joseph, George Sr., Strechley, Samuel andDavid) and one daughter, Margaret.

    William Jr. died on 30 September 1694 in Millenbeck, Lancaster County,Virginia. He was 53 years old. Margaret, his wife, died before 9 February1707 in Lancaster County.

    Generation 8. Jessie Ball's 5th Great-GrandparentsWilliam Ball, Sr and Hannah Atherold William Ball, Sr., was born in Berkshire, England in 1615. He marriedHannah Atherold on 2 June 1641 in London, England. William Sr.immigrated to America in 1657 and settled in Virginia. Later he broughtover his wife and two of their four children (Richard, William Jr., JosephSr. and Hannah). The family settled at a plantation called Millenbeck, St.

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  • Sr. and Hannah). The family settled at a plantation called Millenbeck, St.Mary's Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia. William Sr. died 15 October1680 at the age of 65 in Millenbeck, Lancaster County, VA. He is buried atSaint Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Virginia.Hannah, his wife, died 1695 in Millenbeck. She was 85 years of age.

    Jessie Ball's 6th Great UncleJoseph Ball, Sr.

    Joseph Ball, Sr, son of William and Hannah Ball, Sr., was born 24 May 1649in England. Sometime before his father's death in 1680, he came toAmerica. In 1675 he married his first wife, Elizabeth Romeny. They hadfour children, Hannah/Frances, Elizabeth, Esther and Joseph Jr. Elizabethdied before 1703 in Virginia.

    On 10 February 1707 in Lancaster County, Virginia, Joseph married hissecond wife, Mary Bennett (1665-1721). This marriage produced twodaughters, Hannah and Mary.

    Joseph Ball, Sr. served as a justice of the county court, a vestryman forhis church, as a Burgess in 1698, 1700 and 1702. He was also a lieutenantcolonel in the county militia.

    Joseph Sr. died on 25 June 1711 in Epping Forest, Lancaster County,Virginia. Note that when Jessie Ball and her husband, Alfred I. Dupont,built their mansion in Florida, Jessie name it Epping Forest.

    Jessie Ball's 1st Cousin Six Times RemovedMary Ball

    Mary Ball, daughter of Joseph Ball, Sr. and Mary Bennnett, was born on 17September 1708 in Epping forest, Lancaster Co., Virginia. At age 22 on 6March 1730 in Epping Forest, Lancaster County, Mary married AugustineWashington (1694-1743).

    Mary and Augustine Washington had six children George, Betty, Samuel,John Augustine, Charles and Mildred. Augustine died on 12 April 1743 atage 49. Mary lived to the age of 80, dying on 25 August 1789. She isburied at her son's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

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  • Jessie Ball's 2nd Cousin Five Times RemovedGeorge Washington The first child of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball, George, was bornon 22 February 1732 in Bridges Creek, Wakefield County, Virginia. GeorgeWashington became our nation's first president. On 6 January 1759 hemarried Martha Dandridge (1731-1808). This was Martha's secondmarriage.

    Martha's first marriage on 5 May 1750 was to Daniel Parke Custis(1711-1757), a wealthy Virginia planter. As reported in the Haydengenealogy, an inventory of the Custis Estate listed 285 slaves, with almost28 square miles of land in five counties. Martha and Daniel Custis had fourchildren, two of whom lived to maturity (Martha/Patsy and John).

    The death of Daniel Custis left Martha a rich young widow at age 25, withindependent control over a dower inheritance for her lifetime, includingproperties, slaves, and trustee control over the inheritance of her minorchildren. It was reported that she capably ran the five plantations left to herwhen her first husband died, bargaining with London merchants for thebest tobacco prices.

    After Daniel's death, Martha married George Washington. Martha andGeorge had no children together, but they raised Martha's two survivingchildren, Patsy and John Custis.

    Patsy died at age 17. Her brother, John (1754-1781) married EleanorCalvert (abt.1755-1811). John Custis served as a civilian aide-de-camp toWashington during the siege of Yorktown. However, Custis contracted"camp fever" there. Shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis, Custis diedon November 5, 1781, in New Kent County at Eltham, the home of ColonelBurwell Bassett (1734-1793), who had married Anna Maria Dandridge(1739-1777), a sister of Martha (nee Dandridge) Washington. John Custis isburied at his family's plot near Queen's Creek in York County, nearWilliamsburg, Virginia.

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  • Joseph Ball, Jr.s Letter to To Maj. George Washington

    As I researched the Ball family, I found a letter written to George Washingtonby Joseph Ball, Jr., the son of Joseph Ball, Sr. and his first wife, ElizabethRomeny. The letter as shown below was included in the Archive of JosephBall papers .

    Stratford [by Bow nigh London]5th of Septr 1755.

    Good Couz.

    It is a Sensible Pleasure to me to hear that you have behaved yourself with such a Martial Spirit in all your Engagements with the French Nigh Ohio. Go on as you have begun; and God prosper you.

    We have heard of General Bradocks Defeat. Every Body Blames his Rash Conduct. Every body Commends the Courage of the Virginians and Carolina men: which is very Agreable to me.

    I desire you, as you may from time to time have opportunity, to give me a Short Account how you proceed. As I am your Mothers Brother, I hope you Cant deny my Request.

    There is Little News here. One of our Men of War has taken in our Channell a French Ship of 16 Guns, 2 Brigs, and a Schooner, bound for Martinico, and brought them in. And there were 11 more in the Fleet; after which another Man of War is gone out in Chace. What will be done with them that are taken I Cant tell.

    There is no war Declared yet Either by the French or us; though it is expected there Soon will. The King is not Returned from Hanover yet; but is lookt for very soon: The yachts are gone for him. I heartily wish you Good Success, and am Yr Loving Uncle

    Jos. Ball

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  • Please to direct to me at Stratford by Bow nigh London. Since the writing the Letter above, there are 6 more French vessels brought in. Though they pretended to be bound to the west Indias, they were Really bound we found to Louisburgh. Please deliver the Inclosed to your Mother.

    Source of the Letter: The Joseph Ball Papers at: http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/02-02-02-0007

    Joseph Ball, Jr. (16891760) was George Washingtons half uncle. Born in Lancaster County, Va., Ball migrated to London in 1709; he was trained in law at Grays Inn, called to the bar in 1725, and became a bencher (1) in 1743. During the 1730s he spent most of his time in Virginia. After 1743 he resided permanently in England but maintained careful supervision of his Virginia property. Joseph addressed the letter to Major George Washington at the Falls of Rappk River or Elsewhere in Virginia By favor of Mr. Butler."

    Ball's letter mentions the defeat of General Bradock (Braddock). See note (2).

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    (1) A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales. Benchers hold office for life once elected. The Inns of Court in London are the professional associations for barristers in England and Wales. All such barristers must belong to one such association. Over the centuries the number of active Inns of Court was reduced to the present four:

    The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

    The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple

    The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple

    The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn

    (2) General Edward Braddock

    General Edward Braddock (January 1695 13 July 1755) was a British officer andcommander-in-chief for the 13 colonies during the actions at the start of the French and IndianWar (17541765) which is also known in Europe as the Seven Years' War (17561763). He isgenerally best remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against theFrench-occupied Ohio Country then in western Pennsylvania in 1755, in which he lost his life.

    The Braddock expedition took the field with a picked column, in which George Washingtonserved as a volunteer officer. The expedition's objective was to capture the French Fort

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  • served as a volunteer officer. The expedition's objective was to capture the French FortDuquesne (modern-day downtown Pittsburgh) in the summer of 1755 during the French andIndian War.

    Braddock meet an opposing force of French and Canadian troops at the Battle ofMonongahela, also known as the Battle of the Wilderness , on 9 July 1755, at the beginningof the French and Indian War, at Braddock's Field in what is now Braddock, Pennsylvania, 10miles east of Pittsburgh. Moving to take Fort Duquesne, Braddock was defeated by theFrench and Canadian troops under Captain Daniel Linard de Beaujeu with its NativeAmerican allies. Braddock was mortally wounded in the battle and died during the retreatnear present day Uniontown, Pennsylvania. The remainder of the column retreatedsouth-eastwards and the fort, and region, remained in French hands until its capture in 1758.

    Braddock's defeat was a major setback for the British in the early stages of the war withFrance and has been described as one of the most disastrous defeats for the British in the18th century.

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  • Chapter 7. Alfred I. & Jesse Dupont's Automobiles

    The chauffeurs garage located on the estate's property contains fiveautomobiles. The docent mentioned that all of the autos were in runningcondition. During the winter months, they are moved to a more securelocation. The next picture shows the entrance to the garage and two of thefive garage doors.

    Chauffeur's Garage

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  • Alfred's car that he used was a 1933 Buick Coupe My photo of his auto is below.

    Since Alfred moved to Florida in 1925 and died in 1935 in Florida, heprobably drove the Buick for a relatively short time at Nemours.

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  • The next vehicle is a Cadillac, a 1924 body on a 1934 chassis. The docentstated that when Alfred purchased the 1924 Cadillac, it had a 6-cylinderengine. He had it upgraded to 8-cylinders that required the longer 1934chasis.

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  • This 1951 Silver Wraith Rolls-Royce was undoubtedly purchased by Alfred'swife, Jesse Dupont, as Alfred died in 1935. The docent stated that this autowas originally Silver, but Jesse's favorite color was Blue. The Rolls wasrepainted Blue.

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  • Another Rolls-Royce undoubtedly purchased by Jesse Dupont was this 1960Phantom V Towncar. Jesse enjoyed this auto for 10 years as she died in1970.

    I found a sale price of $125,000 (Aug. 2014) for this model

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  • The garage contained five autos. As I recall, the fifth was a Cadillac, but I donot recall the year it was made. This car is in the line-up in the followingpicture. It is painted green.

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  • Chapter 8. A World Class Museum of American Decorative Arts

    Henry Francis Dupont was born on 27 May 1880 in New Castle Co.,Delaware. He was the son of Henry Algernon Dupont.

    In 1916 at age 36 years, Henry married Ruth Wales, age 27, of Hyde Park,NY. They had two daughters, Pauline Louise and Ruth Ellen. Paulinemarried Alfred Harrison. Ruth married three times, the first husband wasGoerge Lord, number two was John Grier and number three was HaroldHaskell.

    Henry's wife, Ruth, was a woman of strong Prejudices. After the death ofFranklin Theodore Roosevelt, a neighbor and friend in her early years, shedeveloped so violent an opposition to FDR's policies that she wrote theSecretary of the Treasury to urge the recall of the Roosevelt dimes andoffered to pay the cost of the action (Source: Henry F. du Pont andWinterthur-A Daughter's Portrait, by Ruth Lord).

    Henry Francis was a renowned antiques collector, particularly AmericanDecorative Arts, and horticulturist. He and his father built a home in thespirit of 18th and 19th century European country houses. He added to thehome many times, increasing the number of rooms from 30 to a 175 roommansion. He supervised the design and development of the gardens aswell as the landscape throughout the estate.

    The estate is situated on 979 acres near the Brandywine Creek with 60acres of naturalistic gardens. It had 2,500 acres and a herd of premierdairy cattle when he operated it as a country estate.

    In 1951, Henry established the main building as a public museum that henamed "Winterthur Museum and Country Estate." He moved to a smallerhouse on the estate. The museum is generally recognized as the premiercollection of American Decorative Arts in the world. It includes manyperiod rooms, some rescued from houses before their demolition.

    On the following page is a picture of Henry. This portrait hangs in themuseum. Since pictrues are allowed in the museum, I snapped this one ofHenry.

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  • Henry Francis Dupont1880-1969

    In addition to he responsibilities at Winterthur, Henry was head of the E. I.Dupont company from 1940 to his death in 1969.

    The following pictures are of rooms in Henry's estate at Winterthur.

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  • This spiral staircase was rescued from a North Carolina estate before itwas demolished.

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  • The Winterthur Dining Room

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  • The Music Room

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  • Chapter 9. Downton Abbey

    The Winterthur Museum had a special exhibit of the costumes worn by thecharacters in the PBS Television series, Downton Abbey. After our visit tothe Winterthur Museum, we viewed the exhibit.

    The TV series is about a fictional English family headed by RobertCrawley, Earl of Grantham and his American wife, Cora Levinson,Countess of Grantham. Their country estate is known as Downton Abbey.

    The Earl and his wife have three daughters, Lady Edith Crawley, Lady MaryCrawley and Lady Sybil Crawley. Lady Sybil, much to the objections ofher father, married the family's Irish chauffeur and had a son. Lady Sybil,however, died from eclampsia and complications of child birth.

    As mentioned above, Cora Levinson was an American. Her brother isplayed by Paul Gianatti (as Harold Levinson) and Shirley MacLaine (as herwidowed mother Martha Levison).

    Downton Abbey was one of the grand English country manors. Theowners' wealth of these grand manors was due mainly to their vastholdings of land that produced numerous agricultural products. However,in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with the introduction of mechanized farmimplements and refrigerated transportation facilities for food products, theEnglish manors began to experience a loss of income from competition ofcheaper and more available agricultural products.

    As their income decreased, the English aristocracy who owned theseenormous county manors looked for much needed income to support theirlife style. Some looked across the Atlantic to America where there were anumber of very wealthy Americans. Some of these wealthy Americanswere interested marrying their daughters (with their inheritances) to theEnglish aristocracy for English titles. A 2012 PBS documentary reportedthat in the late 1800 and early 1900s, about 100 American rich, societyyoung women crossed the Atlantic to marry the English aristocracy. And,according to the script of Downton Abbey, the Earl of Grantham found hismuch needed financial support from the New York heiress, Cora Levinson.

    The fictional Downton Abbey is in reality, Highclere Castle, owned by Earl

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  • The fictional Downton Abbey is in reality, Highclere Castle, owned by Earland Countess Carnarvon. Highclere Castle is one of England's mostbeautiful Victorian Castles set amidst 1,000 acres of spectacular parkland.The Carnarvon family has lived at Highclere since 1679, and the currentCastle stands on the site of an earlier house, which in turn was built on thefoundations of the medieval palace owned by the Bishops of Winchesterfor some 800 years.

    The picture below shows Downton Abbey with many of the cast members.

    The figure in the center of the photo is the character Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham.

    At the Winterthur exhibit, there is a large picture of the Abbey. Visitors areencouraged to stand in front of the picture and take a photo with theAbbey in the background. The picture on the next page is my son and hiswife posing in front of Downton Abbey.

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  • The Temporary Residents of Downton Abbey

    The Downton Abbey cast costumes were displayed in front of life sizephotos of the characters who wore them in the TV series. The followingphotos are of cast members with their actual costumes.

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  • On the left is Cora, Countess of Grantham with herpersonal maid, Sarah O'Brien

    The costume is that of the maid, Sarah O'Brien

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  • Lady Mary Crawley and Mathew Crawley

    I took this picture from the TV recording at the exhibit of Mathew'smarriage proposal to Lady Mary. The scene took place on the outsidebalcony at Downton Abbey in a light snow fall. In front of this recordingwere the costumes the characters wore in this scene. However, my photowas out of focus and not useable.

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  • Sir Anthony Strallan and Lady Edith

    This scene is in the church where Sir Anthony and Lady Edith were aboutto be married. Sir Anthony, however, left Lady Edith at the altar. Since hewas about 20 years older than Edith and suffered an arm injury, he felt hewas too old for Edith and did not want his disability to interfere with themarriage. As it stands today (August 2014), Lady Edith is still unmarried.But, a new prospect has been introduced.

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  • The Hunt

    The two riding costumes for the hunt on display were those for Lady Maryand Mathew Crawley.

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  • Costume worn by Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grathamthe

    Mother of Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham

    In this photo, I attempted to place the Countess's head on top of thecostume. It didn't quite make it. The Countess is played by Maggie Smith.

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  • Left to rightLady Rose MacClare and Lady Mary Crawley

    The costume is that of Lady Rose, the young "swinger."

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  • The following photos are of the cast who play the servants of Downton Abbey.

    Mr. Carson Head Butler

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  • John BatesValet to the Earl of Grantham

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  • On the left; Costume of Assistant Cook, Daisey Mason

    On the right: Costume of Head Cook, Mrs. Patmore

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  • Chapter 10. A Dupont Connection to the Roosevelts

    The Dupont family is connected to the Roosevelt family through EthelDupont. She was born on 30 January 1916 and was a daughter of EugeneDupont (1873-1954) and Ethel Pyle (1881-1954). Her father was thegreat-grandson of the founder of the powder mills, Eleuthere Irenee (E. I.)Dupont, making Ethel the 2nd great-granddaughter of the founder, E. I.Dupont.

    Ethel was an attractive New York socialite. On 30 June 1937 at age of 21,she married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., the son of Franklin DelanoRoosevelt (our 32nd president) in Wilmington, Delaware. Over 1,300guests attended the wedding, including the president and his wife. Thereception was held at the Dupont family home, the "Owl's Nest," nearWilmington.

    Ethel and Franklin had two sons, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, III born in1938 and Christopher Roosevelt born 1941.

    On 2 May 1949, Ethel and Franklin divorced. Seven months later on 11December 1949, she married Benjamin S. Warren, a prominent Detroitlawyer. They had one son, Benjamin S. Warren, III. They resided inGrosse Point Farms, Wayne County, Illinois.

    Ethel's son, Christopher du Pont Roosevelt, from her previous marriage,was engaged to Rosalind Hevemeyer and they were to be wed on 12 June1965. Ethel, however, was separated from Benjamin Warren and wasunder psychiatric care and had threatened suicide. When Ethel, wholocked herself in the bathroom, did not respond to her maid's call, themaid summoned the police. The police broke through the door and foundthat Ethel had hung herself from a curtain shower rod using the braidedbelt from her dressing gown.

    She died on 25 May 1965 at her home in Grosse Point Farms, Ill. She isburied at the Dupont Family Cemetery in Delaware.

    Ethel's first husband, Franklin D. Roosevetl, Jr., also remarried. Hemarried Suzanne Perrin, born 2 May 1921 of New York, on 31 August 1949,three months after his divorce with Ethel.

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  • Suzanne's father was Lee J. Perrin, a New York attorney. Suzanne andFranklin had two children. This marriage also ended in divorce in 1970,lasting 21 years.

    On 1 July 1970, Franklin married his third wife, Felicia Warburg Sarnoff.She was born 27 October 1927, making her 43 when she married Franklin.This marriage ended in divorce six years later in 1976.

    Franklin's fourth wife was Patricia Luisa Oakes, born in 1951 in MexicoCity. They married on 6 May 1977 when she was 26 and Franklin was 63.They had one child. The marriage also ended in divorce in 1981.

    The fifth and last wife was Linda Stevenson Weiker who was born in 1931.Linda and Franklin married on 3 March 1984. They remained married to thedeath of Franklin on 17 August 1988 at age 71.

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  • Chapter 11. A Dupont Connection to My Family

    When researching a new family name, I attempt to determine if there is ablood relation to my family. If not, I look for some connectiuon betweenthe new family name and my family.

    For the Dupont family, I found no blood relationship. I did, howver, find aconnection between the families. This connection is detailed on therelationship chart on the following pages.

    Briefly, the connection is as follows.

    Pierre Samuel Dupont (born 1739) is the 3rd great grandfather of

    the wife (Ethel Dupont born 1916) of

    the 3rd great grand nephew (Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr (born 1914)of

    the Husband (Nicholas J. Roosevelt born 1767)of

    the 3rd cousin 5 times removed (Lydia M. Latrobe born 1791)of

    Self (Richard Gretzinger, born 1934)

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  • Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont is the 3rd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand nephew ofhusband of 3rd cousin 5x removed of Richard Charles Gretzinger

    Relationship: Richard Charles Gretzinger to Pierre Samuel (du Pont)Dupont

    Abt. 1675

    John Frederick (Von B Antes

    b:

    d: 1746

    Freinsheim, Pfaltz, Bayern, Germ

    New Hanover, Montgomery Co.,

    Catherine (Von Blume) Antes

    Abt. 1677

    Freinsheim, Pfaltz, Bayern, Germ

    Bef. 1742

    PA

    b:

    d:

    7th great grandparent

    6th great grandmother

    Maria Elisabeth Antes

    b: 25 Mar 1711

    d:

    Freinsheim, Pfaltz, Bayern, Germ

    Montgomery Co. PA

    7th great uncle

    b:

    d: 20 Jul 1755

    1710

    Henry Antes

    Probably Freinsheim, Pfaltz, Bay

    Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co.,

    5th great grandmother

    Margretha Eshbaugh

    Aft. 1808

    b: Abt. 1735

    d:

    Phila., PA

    New Hanover, Montgomery Co.,

    1st cousin 7x removed

    b:

    d: 1794

    06 Oct 1728

    Anna Margaretta Antes

    Now Montgomery Co., PA

    (bur. Falneck, Yorkshire, England

    4th great grandfather

    Johannes Adam Levy

    24 Jul 1841

    b: 18 Feb 1768

    d:

    Upper Hanover Twp, Montgomer

    Lehigh Co., PA

    2nd cousin 6x removed

    b:

    d: 03 Sep 1820

    01 May 1764

    Benjamin Henry Latrobe

    Falneck, Yorkshire, England

    New Orleans, LA

    3rd great grandfather

    Nathan Levy

    21 Sep 1881

    b: 18 Nov 1799

    d:

    Bucks Co., Trumbauersville, PA

    3rd cousin 5x removed

    b:

    d: 21 Mar 1878

    23 Mar 1791

    Lydia M. Latrobe

    London, England

    Skaneateles, NY

    2nd great grandmother

    Mary Amanda Levy

    26 Jul 1892

    b: 18 Dec 1825

    d:

    Upper Hanover Twp., Montgomer

    Trumbauersville, Milford Twp., Bu

    Husband of 3rd cousin 5x removed

    b:

    d: 30 Jul 1854

    Dec 1767

    Nicholas James Roosevelt

    Cleveland, OH

    Skaneateles, NY

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  • Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont is the 3rd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand nephew ofhusband of 3rd cousin 5x removed of Richard Charles Gretzinger

    Great grandmother

    Ellamanda A. Hoff

    13 Mar 1908

    b: 14 Jul 1863

    d:

    Milford Township, Bucks County,

    Milford Township, Bucks Co., PA

    Parent of husband of 3rd cousin 5x removed

    b:

    d:

    Abt. 1724

    Jacobus Roosevelt

    (bap. 8/9/1724, Ref. Dutch Ch, N

    Paternal grandfather

    Charles H. Gretzinger

    23 Dec 1952

    b: 14 May 1886

    d:

    Bucks Co., Trumbauersville, PA

    Quakertown Community Hospital,

    Brother-in-law of 3rd cousin 5x removed

    b:

    d: 13 Aug 1840

    25 Oct 1759

    James J. Roosevelt

    Father

    Wilmer H. Gretzinger

    30 Jul 1963

    b: 24 Jan 1912

    d:

    Trumbauersville, Milford Twp., Bu

    Quakertown Community Hospital,

    Nephew of husband of 3rd cousin 5x removed

    b:

    d: 17 Jul 1871

    20 Jan 1794

    Cornelius Van S Roosevelt

    NYC, NY

    NYC, NY

    Self

    Richard Charles Gretzinger

    b: 01 Jan 1934

    d:

    Quakertown, Bucks Co., PA

    Grand nephew of husband of 3rd cousin 5x remov

    b:

    d: 09 Feb 1878

    22 Sep 1832

    Theodore Roosevelt

    NYC, NY

    NYC, NY

    1st great grand nephew of husband of 3rd cousin

    b:

    d: 14 Aug 1894

    28 Feb 1860

    Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt

    2nd great grand niece of husband of 3rd cousin 5x

    b:

    d: 07 Nov 1962

    11 Oct 1884

    Anna Eleanor Roosevelt

    NYC, NY

    NYC, NY

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  • Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont is the 3rd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand nephew ofhusband of 3rd cousin 5x removed of Richard Charles Gretzinger

    3rd great grand nephew of husband of 3rd cousin

    b:

    d: 17 Aug 1988

    17 Aug 1914

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.

    Campobello Island, New Brunswi

    Poughkeepsie, NY

    Wife of 3rd great grand nephew of husband of 3rd

    b:

    d: 25 May 1965

    30 Jan 1916

    Ethel (du Pont) Dupont

    Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE

    Grosse Pointe Farms, Wayne, Mi

    Father-in-law of 3rd great grand nephew of husban

    b:

    d: 15 Dec 1954

    07 Jul 1873

    Eugene (du Pont) Dupont

    Austin, Travis Co., TX

    New Castle Co., DE

    Paternal grandmother of wife of 3rd great grand ne

    b:

    d: 29 Dec 1917

    26 Feb 1842

    Amelia Elizabeth (du P Dupont

    New Castle Co., DE

    New Castle Co., DE

    Great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand nephe

    b:

    d: 31 Jan 1869

    29 Mar 1797

    Charles Irenee (du Pont) Dupont

    Charleston, Charleston, South Ca

    New Castle Co., DE

    2nd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand ne

    b:

    d: 1827

    01 Oct 1767

    Victor Marie (du Pont) Dupont

    Paris, France

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  • Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont is the 3rd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand nephew ofhusband of 3rd cousin 5x removed of Richard Charles Gretzinger

    3rd great grandfather of wife of 3rd great grand ne

    b:

    d: 07 Aug 1817

    14 Dec 1739

    Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont

    Nemours district, Paris, France

    Greenville, Delaware

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  • Descendants of Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont

    Generation 1

    1. PIERRE SAMUEL (DU PONT)1 DUPONT was born on 14 Dec 1739 in Nemours district, Paris, France. He died on 07 Aug 1817 in Greenville, Delaware. He married (1) MARIE-ANNE-PIERRETTE PAULZE. She was born about 1742. He married (2) NICHOLE CHARLOTTE MARIE LOUISE LER DEE DE RENCOURT. She was born about 1745. He married (3) FRANCOISE ROBIN DE LIVET. She was born about 1747.

    Pierre Samuel (du Pont) Dupont and Nichole Charlotte Marie Louise Ler Dee de Rencourt hadthe following children:

    +2. i. VICTOR MARIE (DU PONT)2 DUPONT was born on 01 Oct 1767 in Paris, France. He died in 1827. He married Gabrelle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport in 1794. She was born about 1770.

    +3. ii. ELEUTHERE IRENEE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 24 Jun 1771 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France (Founded the Dupont gunpowder factory.). He died on 31 Oct 1834 in Greenville, Delaware. He married Sophia Madeline Dalmas, daughter of Jean Francois Dalmas and Sophie Marie Madeline Gentil, on 25 Nov 1791 in France. She was born on 22 Jul 1775 in France. She died on 27 Nov 1828 in USA.

    Generation 2

    2. VICTOR MARIE (DU PONT)2 DUPONT (Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 01 Oct 1767 in Paris, France. He died in 1827. He married Gabrelle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport in 1794. She was born about 1770.

    Victor Marie (du Pont) Dupont and Gabrelle Josephine de la Fite de Pelleport had the followingchildren:

    +4. i. CHARLES IRENEE (DU PONT)3 DUPONT was born on 29 Mar 1797 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (Established a wool manufacturing business across the Brandywine River from the Dupont powder mills.). He died on 31 Jan 1869 in New Castle Co., DE. He married (1) ANNE RIDGELY, daughter of Henry Moore Ridgely and Sarah Banning, about 1840. She was born on 21 Feb 1815. She died on 20 Oct 1898. He married (2) DORCAS MONTGOMERY VAN DYKE, daughter of Nicholas Van Dyke Jr. and Mary Van Leuvaneigh, in 1824 in DE (wedding was attended by Marquis de lafayette). She was born in 1806. She died in 1838.

    5. ii. SAMUEL FRANCIS (ADM.) (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 27 Sep 1803 in Bayone, Hudson Co., NJ (Apointed Rear Admiral 7/16/1862). He died on 23 Jun 1865 in Phila, PA. He married (1) SOPHIE MADELINE (DU PONT) DUPONT. She was born on 18 Sep 1810. She died on 09 Jan 1888.

    6. iii. JULIA SOPHIA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born in 1805 in USA. She died on 11 Feb 1882 in New Castle Co., DE. She married (1) IRVINE SHUBRICK. He was born on 15 Nov 1797 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He died on 05 Apr 1849 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.

    3. ELEUTHERE IRENEE (DU PONT)2 DUPONT (Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 24 Jun 1771 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France (Founded the Dupont gunpowder factory.). He died on 31 Oct 1834 in Greenville, Delaware. He married Sophia Madeline Dalmas, daughter of Jean Francois Dalmas and Sophie Marie Madeline Gentil, on 25 Nov 1791 in France. She was born on 22 Jul 1775 in France. She died on 27 Nov 1828 in USA.

    Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont) Dupont and Sophia Madeline Dalmas had the following children:

    7. i. VICTORINE ELIZABETH (DU PONT)3 DUPONT was born on 30 Aug 1792 in Paris, France. She died on 19 Jan 1861. She married (1) FERDINAND BAUDUY. He was born in 1791. He died on 21 Jan 1814.

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    8. ii. EVELINA GABRIELLE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 31 May 1796. She died on 19 Mar 1863. She married James Antoine Biderman on 11 Sep 1816 in Wilmington, DE. He was born on 17 Apr 1790 in Paris, France. He died on 08 Jun 1868.

    +9. iii. ALFRED VICTOR (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 11 Apr 1798 in Paris, France (Between 1837 and 1850, Alfred Victor, the eldest son, was manager in practice of the gunpowder business.). He died on 04 Oct 1856 in Greenville, Delaware. He married (1) MARGARET ELIZABETH LAMMOT. She was born on 29 Apr 1807. She died on 13 Apr 1898 in New Castle Co., DE.

    10. iv. ELEUTHERA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 07 Dec 1806. She died on 01 Jan 1876. She married (1) THOMAS (DR.) MACKIE SMITH. He was born about 1803.

    11. v. SOPHIE MADELINE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 18 Sep 1810. She died on 09 Jan 1888. She married (1) SAMUEL FRANCIS (ADM.) (DU PONT) DUPONT. He was born on 27 Sep 1803 in Bayone, Hudson Co., NJ (Apointed Rear Admiral 7/16/1862). He died on 23 Jun 1865 in Phila, PA.

    +12. vi. HENRY (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 08 Aug 1812 (A. K. A. Boss Henry. SEE NOTES.). He died on 08 Aug 1889. He married Louisa (Gerhard) Gerhart, daughter of William (Gerhard) Gerhart and Sarah Wood, on 15 Jul 1837. She was born on 25 Sep 1816 in Phila, PA. She died on 08 Mar 1900 in Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, USA.

    +13. vii. ALEXIS IRENEE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 14 Feb 1816 in DE. He died on 22 Aug 1857 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He married Joanna Maria Smith, daughter of Francis Gurney Smith Sr. and Eliza (nee ?) Smith, on 15 Dec 1836. She was born on 05 Oct 1815 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. She died on 29 Aug 1876.

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    4. CHARLES IRENEE (DU PONT)3 DUPONT (Victor Marie (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 29 Mar 1797 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (Established a wool manufacturing business across the Brandywine River from the Dupont powder mills.). He died on 31 Jan 1869 in New Castle Co., DE. He married (1) ANNE RIDGELY, daughter of Henry Moore Ridgely and Sarah Banning, about 1840. She was born on 21 Feb 1815. She died on 20 Oct 1898. He married (2) DORCAS MONTGOMERY VAN DYKE, daughter of Nicholas Van Dyke Jr. and Mary Van Leuvaneigh, in 1824 in DE (wedding was attended by Marquis de lafayette). She was born in 1806. She died in 1838.

    Notes for Charles Irenee (du Pont) Dupont:Carles Irenee Du Pont was born March 29, 1797 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours and Gabrielle Josphine de la Fite de Pelleport. He lived with his parents in New York until they established themselves in the wool manufacturing business at Louviers, acrossthe Brandywine Creek from the DuPont powder mills and near Greenville, Delaware. He was educated at Mount Airy seminary, Germantown, Pennsylvania and married Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke in 1824. They had one son, Victor. After her death, he married Anne Ridgely and had two children, Amelia (who married her cousin Eugene du Pont) and Henry Ridgely du Pont.

    Charles Irenee (du Pont) Dupont and Anne Ridgely had the following children:

    +14. i. AMELIA ELIZABETH (DU PONT)4 DUPONT was born on 26 Feb 1842 in New Castle Co., DE (Amelia and her husband, Eugene, are 2nd cousins). She died on 29 Dec 1917 in New Castle Co., DE. She married (1) EUGENE (DU PONT) DUPONT. He was born on 16 Nov 1840 (Eugene and Amelia are 2nd cousins). He died on 28 Jan 1902.

    15. ii. HENRY RIDGELY (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1845.

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    Charles Irenee (du Pont) Dupont and Dorcas Montgomery Van Dyke had the following children:

    16. i. MARY VAN DYKE (DU PONT)4 DUPONT was born about 1826.

    +17. ii. VICTOR (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 11 May 1828. He died in 1888. He married (1) ALICE HOUNSFIELD. She was born on 13 Oct 1833. She died in 1904.

    18. iii. AMELIA JOSEPHINE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1830.

    19. iv. NICHOLAS VAN DYKE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1832.

    9. ALFRED VICTOR (DU PONT)3 DUPONT (Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 11 Apr 1798 in Paris, France (Between 1837 and 1850, Alfred Victor, the eldest son, was manager in practice of the gunpowder business.). He died on 04 Oct 1856 in Greenville, Delaware. He married (1) MARGARET ELIZABETH LAMMOT. She was born on 29 Apr 1807. She died on 13 Apr 1898 in New Castle Co., DE.

    Alfred Victor (du Pont) Dupont and Margaret Elizabeth Lammot had the following children:

    11. i. SOPHIE MADELINE (DU PONT)4 DUPONT was born on 18 Sep 1810. She died on 09 Jan 1888. She married (1) SAMUEL FRANCIS (ADM.) (DU PONT) DUPONT. He was born on 27 Sep 1803 in Bayone, Hudson Co., NJ (Apointed Rear Admiral 7/16/1862). He died on 23 Jun 1865 in Phila, PA.

    20. ii. VICTORINE ELIZABETH DUPONT was born about 1820.

    21. iii. PAULINA E. (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 23 Jul 1827 in DE. She died on 06 Aug 1914 in Wilmington, DE.

    +22. iv. ELEUTHERE IRENEE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 03 Aug 1829 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 19 Aug 1877. He married (1) CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH HENDERSON. She was born on 25 Sep 1835 in VA. She died on 17 Aug 1877 in Phila. Co., PA.

    +23. v. LAMMOT (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 13 Apr 1831 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 29 Mar 1884 in Gibbstown, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA. He married Mary Belin, daughter of Henry Hedrick Belin and Isabella D' Andelot, on 03 Oct 1865 in Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. She was born on 23 Sep 1839 in New Castle Co., DE. She died on 13 Jun 1913 in New Castle Co., DE.

    24. vi. ALFRED VICTOR (DU PONT) DUPONT was born in 1833 in DE. He died on 16 May 1893 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

    25. vii. SOPHIA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1835 in DE.

    +26. viii. ANTOINE BIDERMAN (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 13 Oct 1837 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He died on 22 Oct 1923. He married (1) ELLEN SUSAN COLEMAN. She was born on 17 Jan 1838 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. She died on 10 May 1876 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

    27. ix. PIEDMOND BIDERMAN (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 20 Oct 1837 in DE. He died on 22 Oct 1923 in New Castle Co., DE.

    12. HENRY (DU PONT)3 DUPONT (Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 08 Aug 1812 (A. K. A. Boss Henry. SEE NOTES.). He died on 08 Aug 1889. He married Louisa (Gerhard) Gerhart, daughter of William (Gerhard) Gerhart and Sarah Wood, on 15 Jul 1837. She was born on 25 Sep 1816 in Phila, PA. She died on 08 Mar 1900 in Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, USA.

    Notes for Henry (du Pont) Dupont:Henry du Pont was a graduate of West Point and served in the military until 1843, when he resigned and joined the family business.

    He succeeded his brother, Alfred, along with his nephew, Lammot Dupont, as heads of the company from 1850 to 1889. Know as "Boss" Henry. When Henry died, his nephew, Eugene Dupont (1840-1902) became head of the company.

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    Notes for Louisa (Gerhard) Gerhart:Louisa Gerhard was a daughter of William Gerhard (1774-1848) and Sarah Wood Gerhard (1781-1851) of Philadelphia. In 1837, she married Henry du Pont (1812-1889), a son of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, the founder of the family gunpowder firm.

    Henry and Louisa du Pont had nine children and resided at "Eleutherian Mills", the original family homestead near Wilmington.

    Source: http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/ark:/99166/w69k4ds8

    The Philadelphia InquirerSaturday, March 10, 1900

    Happenings Of A Day In DelawareSpecial to The Inquirer.Wilmington, Delaware, March 9.

    Mrs. Louisa Gerhard DuPont, of this city, who died in Lakewood, New Jersey, yesterday, will be buried in this city. She was the mother of Colonel Henry A. DuPont and widow of General Henry DuPont.

    Henry (du Pont) Dupont and Louisa (Gerhard) Gerhart had the following children:

    +28. i. HENRY ALGERNON (COL.) (DU PONT)4 DUPONT was born on 30 Jul 1838 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA (West Point Class of 1861). He died on 31 Dec 1926 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (1) MARY PAULINE FOSTER. Shewas born on 19 Apr 1849 in Seneca Co., NY. She died on 20 Sep 1902 in Marbelhead, Essex Co., Mass..

    29. ii. EVELINA (ELLEN EUGENIA) (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 29 Mar 1843. She married (1) ALEXANDER DUER IRVING. He was born about 1840.

    30. iii. SARA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 29 Jan 1847. She died on 29 Apr 1876.

    31. iv. VICTORINE ELIZABETH (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 01 Mar 1849. She died on 12 Aug 1934. She married Antoine Lentilhon Foster on 18 Oct 1877. He was born about 1843. He died on 06 Oct 1928.

    +32. v. WILLIAM (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 21 Aug 1855 in New Castle Co., DE (SEE NOTES.). He died on 28 Jan 1928. He married (1) ANNA ROGERS, daughter of Theodore Rogers and Mary Newman Andrews, in Jun 1892. She was born on 04 May 1858 in DE. She died on 22 Jan 1927. He married (2) MARY LAMMOT (DU PONT) DUPONT, daughter of Victor (du Pont) Dupont and Alice Hounsfield, in (1892 divorced). She was born in 1854 (Mary is the 2nd cousin once removed of her husband, William.). She died in 1927.

    13. ALEXIS IRENEE (DU PONT)3 DUPONT (Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 14 Feb 1816 in DE. He died on 22 Aug 1857 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He married Joanna Maria Smith, daughter of Francis Gurney Smith Sr. and Eliza (nee ?) Smith, on 15 Dec 1836. She was born on 05 Oct 1815 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. She died on 29 Aug 1876.

    Notes for Alexis Irenee (du Pont) Dupont:TERRIBLE DISASTER - Explosion of a Powder Mill.

    Wilmington, Del., Sunday, Aug. 23. - About five o'clock yesterday afternoon, a terrible explosion occurred at DuPont Powder Mills, on the Brandywine, shattering the building to atoms, and killing Mr. DuPont, the proprietor, Antony Dougherty and Edward Hurst, and mortally wounding Louis

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  • Generation 3 (con't)Mr. DuPont, the proprietor, Antony Dougherty and Edward Hurst, and mortally wounding Louis Vache. Two others were injured, but not fatally.

    FROM: (rbobwkga) The Highland Weekly News, Aug. 27, 1857. (Hillsboro, Ohio)

    This article provided by Richard Osburn (recorder in Find A Grave)

    Alexis Irenee (du Pont) Dupont and Joanna Maria Smith had the following children:

    33. i. FRANCES E. (DU PONT)4 DUPONT was born about 1838 in DE.

    +34. ii. EUGENE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 16 Nov 1840 (Eugene and Amelia are 2nd cousins). He died on 28 Jan 1902. He married (1) AMELIA ELIZABETH (DU PONT) DUPONT. She was born on 26 Feb 1842 in New Castle Co., DE (Amelia and her husband, Eugene, are 2nd cousins). She died on 29 Dec 1917 in New Castle Co., DE.

    +35. iii. ALEXIS IRENEE (MD) (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 05 Jun 1843 in DE (MD in Kentucky and Delware). He died on 26 Nov 1904 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (1) ELIZABETH CANBY BRADFORD. She was born on 13 Dec 1852 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 08 Jun 1925 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

    36. iv. IRENE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1845 in DE.

    +37. v. ELEUTHERA PAULINA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 03 Feb 1848 (Wife of the great-grandson of Thomas Heyward, signer of the Del. of Independence). She died on 06 Jun 1906. She married Edward Green Bradford Jr., son of Edward Green Bradford Sr. and Mary Alicia Heyward, on 18 Sep 1872 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He was born on 12 Mar 1848 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE (5/9/1870 Admitted to the bar). He died on 30 Mar 1928 in Clifton Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    +38. vi. FRANCIS GURNEY (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 27 May 1850 in Wilmington, DE. He died on 07 Nov 1904 in Wilmington, DE. He married Eliza Wigfall (Simons) Simon, daughter of John Hume (Simons) Simon and Eliza Moore Wigfall, on 17 Oct 1871. She was born on 29 Jul 1849 in South Carolina. She died on 08 Mar 1919 in Wilmington, DE.

    Generation 4

    14. AMELIA ELIZABETH (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Charles Irenee (du Pont)3, Victor Marie (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 26 Feb 1842 in New Castle Co., DE (Amelia and her husband, Eugene, are 2nd cousins). She died on 29 Dec 1917 in New Castle Co., DE. She married (1) EUGENE (DU PONT) DUPONT. He was born on 16 Nov 1840 (Eugene and Amelia are 2nd cousins). He died on 28 Jan 1902.

    Eugene (du Pont) Dupont and Amelia Elizabeth (du Pont) Dupont had the following children:

    39. i. ALEXIS I. (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born on 02 Aug 1869 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 30 May 1921 in New Castle Co., DE.

    +40. ii. EUGENE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 07 Jul 1873 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. He died on 15 Dec 1954 in New Castle Co., DE. He married Ethel Pyle on 25 Jan 1913 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She was born on 12 Sep 1881 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 22 Nov 1954 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.

    41. iii. JULIA SOPHIE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 04 Sep 1877. She died on 13 Mar 1952. She married (1) JAMES NEWMAN ANDREWS. He was born about 1875.

    17. VICTOR (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Charles Irenee (du Pont)3, Victor Marie (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 11 May 1828. He died in 1888. He married (1) ALICE HOUNSFIELD. She was born on 13 Oct 1833. She died in 1904.

    Victor (du Pont) Dupont and Alice Hounsfield had the following children:

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    42. i. VICTOR (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born about 1852.

    43. ii. MARY LAMMOT (DU PONT) DUPONT was born in 1854 (Mary is the 2nd cousin once removed of her husband, William.). She died in 1927. She married William (du Pont) Dupont, son of Henry (du Pont) Dupont and Louisa (Gerhard) Gerhart, in (1892 divorced). He was born on 21 Aug 1855 in New Castle Co., DE (SEE NOTES.). He died on 28 Jan 1928.

    Notes for William (du Pont) Dupont:In June 1892, William du Pont married Annie Rogers Zinn, the daughter of the locomotive maker Theodore Rogers (d. November 18, 1871) and Mary Andrews Rogers (d. March 11, 1918). Annie was the divorced wife of George Zinn of New Castle, Delaware. William and Annie, alienated by the du Pont family and Wilmington society, left the United States and settled in Europe for ten years. At first, they spent a few months in Paris and then moved to England where they lived in several rented mansions: Arborfield Hall, Reading (1892-1894); Yewhurst, East Grinstead, Sussex (1895); Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey (1895-1897); and Binfield Park, Bracknell (1897-1901). Their daughter Marion was born on May 3, 1894, in Wilmington during their visit home, and their son William Jr. was born on February 11, 1896 in England. They also supported Annie's son from her first marriage, George Zinn (d. July 7, 1929) and his family

    44. iii. ETHER (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1856. She married (1) UNKNOWN MALE BARKSDALE. He was born about 1850.

    45. iv. SAMUEL (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1858.

    46. v. GRETA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1860.

    47. vi. ALICE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 13 Oct 1863. She died on 19 Mar 1937. She married (1) THOMAS COLEMAN (DU PONT) DUPONT. He was born on 11 Dec 1863 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. He died on 11 Nov 1930 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. She married (2) JONH WILLIAMS POWELL. He was born in 1821. He died in 1889.

    48. vii. SOPHIE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1865.

    49. viii. RENEE DE PELLEPORT (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1867.

    22. ELEUTHERE IRENEE (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Alfred Victor (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 03 Aug 1829 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 19 Aug 1877. He married (1) CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH HENDERSON. She was born on 25 Sep 1835 in VA. She died on 17 Aug 1877 in Phila. Co., PA.

    Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont) Dupont and Charlotte Elizabeth Henderson had the following children:

    50. i. ANN C. (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born about 1860 in DE (SEE NOTES.).

    Notes for Ann C. (du Pont) Dupont:The 1880 Census for Christinia, New Castle Co., DE shows Ann, age 20, as the head of the house. Living with her was her brother, Alfred. Both of their parents died in 1877 and the children insisted that they would stay in their home. Also in the home was a servant, Catherine D'vilin, age 25, born in Ireland.

    51. ii. UNKNOWN FEMALE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1862.

    +52. iii. ALFRED IRENE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 12 May 1864 in Brandywine Valley, DE (1910 Census listed six servants for Alfred and Bessie). He died on 29 Apr 1935 in DE. He married (1) ELIZABETH (BESSIE) GARDNER, daughter of Dorsey Gardner and Margaretta Sherman Potts, in 1887 in DE (1906 divorced). She was born on 11 Sep 1864 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA (Had four children. Bessie was a

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  • Generation 4 (con't)Sep 1864 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA (Had four children. Bessie was a distant cousin of Alfred's). She died on 12 Dec 1949 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (2) MARY ALICIA HEYWARD BRADFORD, daughter of Edward Green Bradford Jr. and Eleuthera Paulina (du Pont) Dupont, in 1907. She was born on 05 Aug 1875 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE (SEE NOTES. Mary and husband, Alfred, are 2nd cousins). She died on 07 Jan 1920 in Charleston, SC. He married (3) JESSIE DREW BALL, daughter of Thomas (Lt.) Ball III and Lalla R. Gresham, after 1920. She was born on 20 Jan 1884 in Northcumberland, VA (SEE NOTES.). She died on 26 Sep 1970 in DE.

    53. iv. UNKNOWN MALE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1866.

    54. v. UNKNOWN MALE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born about 1868.

    23. LAMMOT (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Alfred Victor (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 13 Apr 1831 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 29 Mar 1884 in Gibbstown, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA. He married Mary Belin, daughter of Henry Hedrick Belin and Isabella D' Andelot, on 03 Oct 1865 in Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware. She was born on 23 Sep 1839 in New Castle Co., DE. She died on 13 Jun 1913 in New Castle Co., DE.

    Lammot (du Pont) Dupont and Mary Belin had the following children:

    55. i. LOUISA D'ANDELOT (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born on 25 Jan 1868 in Nemours, New Caslte Co., DE. She died on 10 Aug 1926 in Wilmington, DE. She married (1) CHARLES COPELAND. He was born on 30 Mar 1867. He died on 16 Feb 1904 in Wilmington, DE.

    56. ii. PIERRE SAMUEL (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 15 Jan 1870 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Founder of Longwood Gardens). He died on 04 Apr 1954 in Longwood, Chester Co., PA. He married Alice Belin, daughter of Henry Belin Jr. and Margaretta Elizabeth Lammot, on 16 Oct 1915 in NYC, NY. She was born on 15 Jul 1872 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA. She died on 23 Jun 1944 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.

    +57. iii. HENRY BELIN (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 05 Nov 1873 in Nemours, New Caslte Co., DE. He died on 08 Jul 1902 in Wilmington, DE. He married Eleuthera Bradford, daughter of Edward Green Bradford Jr. and Eleuthera Paulina (du Pont) Dupont, on 15 Sep 1897 in St. Johns Ch., Wilmington, DE. She was born on 12 Jul 1873.

    58. iv. WILLIAM KEMBLE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 29 Mar 1874 in Nemours, New Caslte Co., DE. He died on 23 Dec 1907. He married (1) ETHEL HALLOCK. She was born on 14 Oct 1876 in Beirut, Lebanon. She died on 02 Mar 1951 in Singapore.

    +59. v. IRENEE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 21 Dec 1876 in Nemours, New Caslte Co., DE (http). He died on 19 Dec 1963. He married (1) SOPHIE IRENE (DU PONT) DUPONT. She was born on 17 Apr 1877 in Hagley, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 28 Nov 1961 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.

    60. vi. MARY ALETTA BELIN (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 30 Nov 1878. She died on 27 Aug 1938. She married (1) UNKNOWN MALE LAIRD. He was born about 1875.

    +61. vii. LAMMOT (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 12 Dec 1880. He died on 24 Jun 1952. He married (1) NATALIE DRIVER WILSON. She was born on 26 Nov 1877 in DE. She died on 05 Apr 1918 in Wilmington, DE. He married (2) BERTHA TAYLOR. She was born on 09 Oct 1876 in Reading, Berks Co., PA. She died on 31 Dec 1928.

    +62. viii. MARGARETTA (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 12 May 1884. She died on 31 May 1973. She married (1) ROBERT RUDIPH MORGAN CARPENTER. He was born on 30 Jul

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  • Generation 4 (con't)1973. She married (1) ROBERT RUDIPH MORGAN CARPENTER. He was born on 30 Jul 1877. He died on 11 Jun 1949.

    26. ANTOINE BIDERMAN (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Alfred Victor (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 13 Oct 1837 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. He died on 22 Oct 1923. He married (1) ELLEN SUSAN COLEMAN. She was born on 17 Jan 1838 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. She died on 10 May 1876 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA.

    Antoine Biderman (du Pont) Dupont and Ellen Susan Coleman had the following child:

    63. i. THOMAS COLEMAN (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born on 11 Dec 1863 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. He died on 11 Nov 1930 in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (1) ALICE (DU PONT) DUPONT. She was born on 13 Oct 1863. She died on 19 Mar 1937.

    28. HENRY ALGERNON (COL.) (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Henry (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 30 Jul 1838 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA (West Point Class of 1861). He died on 31 Dec 1926 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (1) MARY PAULINE FOSTER. She was born on 19 Apr 1849 in Seneca Co., NY. She died on 20 Sep 1902 in Marbelhead, Essex Co., Mass..

    Henry Algernon (Col.) (du Pont) Dupont and Mary Pauline Foster had the following children:

    64. i. LOUISA EVELINA (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born on 03 Aug 1877 in Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, USA. She died on 11 Jul 1958 in New Castle Co., DE. She married (1) FRANCIS BOARDMAN CROWNSHIELD. He was born on 22 Apr 1869 in NYC, Manhattan, NY. He died on 19 May 1950 in New Castle Co., DE.

    +65. ii. HENRY FRANCIS (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 27 May 1880 in Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, USA (Built Winterthur (See Notes)). He died on 11 Apr 1969 in Winterthur, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married Ruth Wales, daughter of Edward Howe Wales and Ruth Hawks, on 24 Jun 1916 in Hyde Park, NY. She was born on 10 Jun 1889 (Grew up in Hyde park, NY). She died on 07 Nov 1967.

    32. WILLIAM (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Henry (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 21 Aug 1855 in New Castle Co., DE (SEE NOTES.). He died on 28 Jan 1928. He married (1) ANNA ROGERS, daughter of Theodore Rogers and Mary Newman Andrews, in Jun 1892. She was born on 04 May 1858 in DE. She died on 22 Jan 1927. He married (2) MARY LAMMOT (DU PONT) DUPONT, daughter of Victor (du Pont) Dupont and Alice Hounsfield, in (1892 divorced). She was born in 1854 (Mary is the 2nd cousin once removed of her husband, William.). She died in 1927.

    Notes for William (du Pont) Dupont:In June 1892, William du Pont married Annie Rogers Zinn, the daughter of the locomotive maker Theodore Rogers (d. November 18, 1871) and Mary Andrews Rogers (d. March 11, 1918). Annie was the divorced wife of George Zinn of New Castle, Delaware. William and Annie, alienated by the du Pont family and Wilmington society, left the United States and settled in Europe for ten years. At first, they spent a few months in Paris and then moved to England where they lived in several rented mansions: Arborfield Hall, Reading (1892-1894); Yewhurst, East Grinstead, Sussex (1895); Loseley Park, Guildford, Surrey (1895-1897); and Binfield Park, Bracknell (1897-1901). Their daughter Marion was born on May 3, 1894, in Wilmington during their visit home, and their son William Jr. was born on February 11, 1896 in England. They also supported Annie's son from her first marriage, George Zinn (d. July 7, 1929) and his family

    William (du Pont) Dupont and Anna Rogers had the following children:

    66. i. MARION5 DUPONT was born on 03 May 1894 in Wilmington, DE (Marion was born on a visit of her parents to DE). She died on 04 Sep 1983.

    67. ii. WILLIAM (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 11 Feb 1896 in Surrey, England. He died on 31 Dec 1965. He married (1) JEAN LISETER AUSTIN in 1919 in Rosemont,

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  • Generation 4 (con't)on 31 Dec 1965. He married (1) JEAN LISETER AUSTIN in 1919 in Rosemont, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA (divorced 1941). She was born about 1898 (Wedding was hailed as "the Wedding of the Century"). He married (2) MARGARET OSBORNE in 1947. She was born about 1900 (Tennis chamption).

    34. EUGENE (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Alexis Irenee (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 16 Nov 1840 (Eugene and Amelia are 2nd cousins). He died on 28 Jan 1902. He married (1) AMELIA ELIZABETH (DU PONT) DUPONT. She was born on 26 Feb 1842 in New Castle Co., DE (Amelia and her husband, Eugene, are 2nd cousins). She died on 29 Dec 1917 in New Castle Co., DE.

    Eugene (du Pont) Dupont and Amelia Elizabeth (du Pont) Dupont had the following children:

    39. i. ALEXIS I. (DU PONT)5 DUPONT was born on 02 Aug 1869 in New Castle Co., DE. He died on 30 May 1921 in New Castle Co., DE.

    +40. ii. EUGENE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 07 Jul 1873 in Austin, Travis Co., TX. He died on 15 Dec 1954 in New Castle Co., DE. He married Ethel Pyle on 25 Jan 1913 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She was born on 12 Sep 1881 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 22 Nov 1954 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE.

    41. iii. JULIA SOPHIE (DU PONT) DUPONT was born on 04 Sep 1877. She died on 13 Mar 1952. She married (1) JAMES NEWMAN ANDREWS. He was born about 1875.

    35. ALEXIS IRENEE (MD) (DU PONT)4 DUPONT (Alexis Irenee (du Pont)3, Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)2, Pierre Samuel (du Pont)1) was born on 05 Jun 1843 in DE (MD in Kentucky and Delware). He died on 26 Nov 1904 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA. He married (1) ELIZABETH CANBY BRADFORD. She was born on 13 Dec 1852 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE. She died on 08 Jun 1925 in Greenville, New Castle, Delaware, USA.

    Alexis Irenee (MD)