The Du Pont de Nemours family is a wealthy American family. The family rose to prominence due to the founding in 1802 of the DuPont chemical corporation by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. He and his father, Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, were the first to emigrate from France to the United States. Pierre is credited with founding the Du Pont family dynasty. This article is about the DuPont company. ... Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (June 24, 1771 – October 31, 1834) was born in Paris, France and emigrated with his father Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to the United States in 1799. ... Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739 - 1817 August 7), born in Paris, France, was the founder of a dynamic and innovative family of entrepreneurs. ...

Note: There is no standard spelling of the Du Pont family name. While it is most often written as du Pont when quoting a full name (such as Pierre du Pont) and Du Pont when speaking of the family as a whole, it can also be written: Dupont, DuPont (used when speaking of the family's chemical company), duPont, and du Pont de Nemours.

Du Pont family connection (alphabetical listing):

By birth:

• Alfred Irénée du Pont (1864-1935)[1]
• Alfred Victor Philadelphe du Pont (1798-1856)[2]
• Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834)
• Ethel du Pont (1916-1965)
• Eugene du Pont (1840-1902)[3]
• Eugene Paul du Pont (-1950)
• Francis Gurney du Pont (1850-1904)[4]
• Francis Irénée du Pont (1873-1942)[5]
• Henry du Pont (1812-1889)
• Henry Algernon du Pont (1838-1926)[6]
• Henry Francis du Pont (1880-1969)
• Irénée du Pont (1876-1963)[7]
• John Eleuthère du Pont (1939-)
• Lammot du Pont (1831-1884)[8]
• May Lammot du Pont
• Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817)
• Pierre S. du Pont (1870-1954)[9]
• Pierre Samuel du Pont IV (born 1935)
• Renée de Pelleport du Pont
• Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865)
• Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930)
• Victor Marie du Pont de Nemours (1767-1827)
• Allen du Pont Dimmick (1894-1970)

By marriage: Eleuthère Irénée du Pont de Nemours (June 24, 1771 – October 31, 1834) was born in Paris, France and emigrated with his father Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours to the United States in 1799. ... Eleuthere Paul du Pont -1950 was an American industrialist, and the son of Francis Gurney du Pont. ... John Eleuthère du Pont (born c. ... Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739 - 1817 August 7), born in Paris, France, was the founder of a dynamic and innovative family of entrepreneurs. ... Pierre Samuel du Pont (1870-1954) was president of the DuPont company from 1915 to 1919, and served on its Board of Directors until 1940. ... Pete du Pont (born January 22, 1935) (full name Pierre Samuel du Pont IV) is an American politician who served as Governor of Delaware from 1977 to 1985. ... Samuel Francis du Pont by Daniel Huntington 1867-68, oil on canvas National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC Samuel Francis du Pont (September 27, 1803 - d. ... Victor du Pont, the son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, was born in Paris on October 1, 1767. ...

• Jean Kane Foulke du Pont
• Crawford H. Greenewalt (to Margaretta Lammot du Pont)
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (to Ethel du Pont)
• Jean Liseter Austin du Pont (to William du Pont Jr.)

Jean Kane Foulke married E. Paul du Pont in 1910. ... Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. ...

See also

• Business Plot