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Bessie Gardner du Pont | |
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Born | Elizabeth Gardner September 11, 1864 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
Died | December 12, 1949 Greenville, Delaware, U.S. | (aged 85)
Cause of death | Heart failure |
Resting place | Du Pont de Nemours Cemetery |
Other names | Bessie du Pont, BG du Pont, B.G. du Pont |
Known for | Author, Hisotrian, Translator |
Spouse | Alfred I. (A.I.) du Pont |
Children | 4 |
Bessie Gardner du Pont (1864–1949) was an author and historian who wrote on the du Pont family and the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company. She was the daughter of Margaretta Potts Gardner and Dorsey Gardner (1842–1894), an etymologist, Yale professor, editor, and author.[1] Bessie spent her formative years in New Haven, Connecticut before relocating to the Brandywine Valley of Delaware. On January 4th, 1887, she wed her cousin, Alfred I. (A.I.) du Pont (1864–1935) at Church of St. James the Less in Philadelphia. Bessie's deep interest in her family's history led her to begin translating and compiling historical documents related to the du Pont family and their business in 1900. She and her husband lived at their Nemours estate.
As the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company began to expand at the start of the twentieth century, Alfred's union with Bessie deteriorated. For numerous reasons, what had started out as a pleasant marriage had grown difficult and strained. Bessie became increasingly estranged from Alfred and their children, creating friction within the du Pont family.[2] Bessie and her husband had four children before divorcing Alfred in 1906: Bessie, Madeline, Victor, and Victorine du Pont.[3] Encouraged by Pierre S. du Pont, she authored the notable history E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company: A History, 1802-1902, published in 1920. After her divorce from Alfred, Bessie lived at her home, Chevannes[4].
Published work included[edit]
- E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, a history, 1802-1902.[5]
- National education in the United States of America by Du Pont de Nemours ; translated from the second French edition of 1812 and with an introduction by B. G. du Pont.[6]
- Life of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont from Contemporary Correspondence.[7]
- Lives of Victor and Josephine Du Pont.[8]
- Autobiography of Du Pont de Nemours 1739-1817.[9]
- Du Pont de Nemours 1739-1817.[10]
Children[edit]
Madeleine Mary Dupont (1887–1965), Bessie Cazenove Dupont (1889–1973), Alfred Victor Dupont (1900–1970), and Victorine Elise Dupont (1903–1965).
References[edit]
- ^ "Bessie G. du Pont's "Notes for History"". Hagley Museum and Library. Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library.
- ^ "Photographs Written Historical And Descriptive Data" (PDF). LIbrary of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service.
- ^ "Obituary for Bessie du Gardner Pont (Aged 85)". Wilmington Morning News. 13 December 1949.
- ^ Colby Zilg, Gerard (1974). Dupont Dynasty: Behind The Nylon Curatin (1 ed.). New York: Prentice Hall. p. 253.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1920). E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, a history, 1802-1902. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. p. 196.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1923). National education in the United States of America by Du Pont de Nemours. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press. p. 161.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1923–1927). Life of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont from Contemporary Correspondence. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1930). Lives of Victor and Josephine Du Pont. Newark, DE: Press of Kells. p. 273.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1933). Autobiography of Du Pont de Nemours 1739-1817. Newark, DE: Press of Kells.
- ^ du Pont, Bessie Gardner (B.G.) (1933). Du Pont de Nemours 1739-1817. Newark, DE: Press of Kells.