Victor Marie du Pont
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Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (October 1, 1767 – January 30, 1827) was a
Early life and family
Victor Marie du Pont was born October 1, 1767, in Paris, France. He was the son of
Professional career
After 1784, du Pont worked with his father in
For the next two years, du Pont assisted his father by preparing his entire family to immigrate to the United States. They finally sailed on the American Eagle, arriving in Newport, Rhode Island, on January 1, 1800. From there the father, two brothers, wives, and children went to live at Goodstay, a house purchased for them in Bergen Point, New Jersey. Many prospective business ideas for the du Ponts were conceived in the coming year at Goodstay, including his brother, Eleuthère, beginning a gunpowder business. du Pont and his brother returned to France for a year in 1801 to seek investors for the gunpowder business and various other business ventures. He returned to New York, established a trading company, Victor du Pont de Nemours & Co., and acted as an agent for Louis Pichon, the French Consul-General and chargé d'affairs, provisioning French troops seeking to quell the rebellion then going on in Santo Domingo. This firm went into bankruptcy in 1808, as his many advances, including those to the French government, went unreimbursed. Next, du Pont tried his hand at farming and merchandising on the Genesee River valley of western New York.
In 1811, he moved with his family to Delaware and established residence at Louviers on the
Death and legacy
Victor Marie du Pont died in Philadelphia on January 30, 1827, and is buried in the du Pont family cemetery near
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References
- Dutton, William S. (1942). Du Pont, One Hundred and Forty Years. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
External links
Places with more information
- Hagley Museum and Library website Barley Mill Road, Wilmington, Delaware (302) 658–2400.
- University of Delaware Library website, 181 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19717; (302) 831–2965
- Delaware Historical Society website; 505 North Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801; (302) 655-7161