Pringle, Clara Margaretta Ashmead. Correspondence with du Pont family, 1869-1908 [photocopies of transcripts]. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Du Pont, Evelina, 1840-1938

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Evelina du Pont was born on October 9, 1840 to Henry du Pont and Louisa Gerhard. She attended Miss Bayard's school in Philadelphia, was interested in civic and community affairs, and belonged to Christ Church, Christiana Hundred, Del. From the description of Papers, 1794-1824, 1856-1936. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 84665561 Evelina du Pont was born on October 9, 1840 to Henry du Pont and Louisa Gerhard. She attended Miss Bayard's school in Philadelphia, Pa. She...

Du Pont, Louisa Gerhard, 1816-1900

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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 Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, the founder of the family gunpowder firm. 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 was senior partner from 1850 until his death. Henry and Louisa du Pont had nine children and resided at "Eleutherian Mills", ...