Early Life and Family
Victor du Pont was born October 1, 1767 in Paris, France, son of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours and Nicole Charlotte Marie Louise le Dée. He married Gabrielle Joséphine de la Fite de Pelleport in 1794 and had four children, Amélie-Élisabeth, Charles Irénée, Samuel Francis, and Julia Sophie.
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