His name and the date of 1765 are inscribed above and below a relief-carved flowering vine. Bill was known for his keen business sense, his deep generosity and infectious sense of humor. William L. Dupont, 84, of Gorham, N.H., passed away on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, at the Merriman House in North Conway. Overall, Historic Trappe is building on this momentum. Eugene M. Long: Which competitive colleges are beating a path to our door? Very Fine and Rare Large English Cast Brass Mid-Drip 'Trumpet' Candlestick, mid-17th Century, 44. Gavin Ashworth photo. After hanging up his glove he began working in the beverage industry otherwise known as the Beer Business. He worked for White Mountain Distributors in Berlin for the Clarke family in Keene, N.H., who also had a distributorship there. Ursinus College students have been tapped to digitize the manuscript collection. Du Pont and Jean had four children together, two girls and two boys. Her will included a provision for his children to sell or give their interests in the property to the National Trust or forfeit their share of a separate $3.1 million trust. He was predeceased by : his parents, Albert Dupont and Rita Garron (Beausoleil). Richard DuPont 1923 - 2013 Huntingdon Valley, PA, PA - Richard P. DuPont, 89, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Jenkintown, PA. Born in Chicopee on Sept. 20, 1923, he was the son of the late William & Laura DuPont. William (also called Willie) was born at Loseley Park, a 16th-century manor in Surrey, England. Very Fine and Rare Queen Anne Brown-Painted Maple Slat-Back Side Chair, possibly by Solomon Fussell (c. 1704-1762) or William Savery (1721-1787), probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1765, 42. He touched the spirit of many as often he could be found offering words of encouragement to those who needed it. Together they enjoyed retirement and wintered in Fort Myers Florida at the Seven Lakes Community where they were very active golfers. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. We will catalog the du Pont Americana reference library books first and make those available in our online database, then the research files. They divorced in February 1941, when the youngest, John, was 2 years old. March 6, 1993 - February 18, 2023 Calli was born in Visalia, CA. There are no events at this time. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. During his time here, he served his community with pride and was always willing to help those in need. An unusual wardrobe and desk, circa 1780-1800 from Lancaster or Lebanon County, distinctive for its floral inlay as well as its architectural cornice, is among du Ponts major gifts, as is the 1,512-page German-language translation of the Martyrs Mirror, published originally in Dutch in 1660 in response to early Christian and Anabaptist persecution. His family includes his wife Karen (Lambertson) Dupont of Gorham; children Stephanie Hanlon and husband Shawn of Gorham, James Dupont and wife Cheryle of Blue Ridge, Ga., Paul Dupont and wife Susan of Columbus, Ga., and Mary Ellen Ellerbee and husband Rick of Columbus, Ga.; several grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sister Jean Baldassara and husband Dominic of Berlin, N.H; nieces, nephews and cousins. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. He will be deeply missed by many. You have permission to edit this article. [9] The Thoroughbred farms and racing were important parts of the Delaware and Maryland economies in those decades, although racing gradually drew smaller crowds. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. Clifford was born on February 20 1891, in Michigan. Bill duPont brought energy and passion to his volunteer role with DU and other conservation groups, leaving a legacy of wildlife habitat in Delaware and across the continent Bill went to great lengths to recruit volunteers for the fledgling DU event systemthe group that he took to Manitoba is but one example. His net worth, once estimated at more than $100 million, has been parceled out to creditors, he says. His calling hours will take place at the Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, 1521 N. Main Street, Fall River, MA on Thursday, January 12, from 4-8pm. Over the course of decades, William K. du Pont assembled a collection that is entirely unique in character and importance, comprising some of the best examples of Americana ever to appear at auction. Very Fine and Rare Fraktur Birth and Baptismal Certificate of Amos Bauer, Christopher Seiler (d. 1822), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dated 1807. WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 31 (AP) William du Pont Jr., banker and sportsman, died tonight at the Memorial Division of the Wilmington Medical Center, where he had undergone surgery Dec. 9. 2223 January 2022 10:00 AM EST New York, Bill du Pont: Adventurer, Conservationist, and Collector, Highlights of Line and Berry Inlaid Furniture. Her marriage ended in divorce. A visitation for William Dupont, Jr., of Simmesport, will begin at 3:00pm until 6:00pm on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at the Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Marksville. In his prime, William K. DuPont Carpenter was a large imposing man of great character and privilege. 598 Thompson Station Rd, Newark, DE 19711, lived here in 2015 - 2016 Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. During this time, du Pont won the 1938 Preakness Stakes with Dauber, the second race of the Triple Crown for three-year-olds. Would you like to offer William A. Duponts loved ones a condolence message? DuPont R.N., Mary Jo (nee Morris), age 92, of Niles, formerly of Monmouth IL, passed away on Saturday April 10th, 2010, beloved wife of the late Anton Jr. "Tony", loving mother of Anton III (Rose), Barbara (Bruce) Chennell and James (Isabel) DuPont, cherished grandmother of Thomas (Nichole), Katherine, Brian, Megan, Stephanie and William, dear sister of the late Helen . Margaret was born on March 23 1892, in Escanaba, Delta, Michigan, United States. He hunted and fished that land for over 60 years and mastered its 10,000 acres, rarely needing to look at his compass. For over a decade Billy organized a golf tournament known as the Michelob Pub Open (sponsored by Michelob and Fagins Pub) with all proceeds benefiting the Special Olympics. Legendary to say the least. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Ruler, duPont's first homebred stakes winner, won the Brook Steeplechase in 1929 and 1930. [14] In 1979, du Pont was honored posthumously with induction in the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Henry Muhlenberg (1711-1787) was the Lutheran missionary sent from Germany to serve Pennsylvania colonists and is seen as the patriarch of the Lutheran church in America; his sons Gen. Peter Muhlenberg, and Frederick, who served as the first speaker of the House in the US Congress, played significant roles in the development of the new nation. Minardi served as his curatorial adviser for many years, visiting him at Rocky Hill, his farm near Newark, Del., and ultimately working to catalog his holdings. Bill was Chairman of Webster EMS and Hubbard Health Systems, and was instrumental in board negotiations allowing healthcare to continue to be available in the Webster community. Walter Louis Dupont GARDINER - It's with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Walter Louis Dupont on Dec. 6, 2021, at Maine General Medical Center Augusta at the age of 85 from. The best result we found for your search is William Cobern Dupont age 40s in Wilmington, DE. Graduated from Rogers High School. We were kindred spirits from the get-go; his collecting interests had shifted to focusing primarily on Pennsylvania German and Quaker furniture by the time we connected, which was exactly what I was beginning to study in earnest. 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He was a former city attorney of Plaquemine and the first city judge of Plaquemine, a retired attorney, prominent businessman and founder of Dupont, Dupont and Dupont Law Firm. Large American Pewter Water Pitcher and Teapot, Thomas Danforth Boardman and Luther Boardman, Hartford, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, Circa 1830, 39. Very Rare Pair of William and Mary Black-Painted Banister-Back Maple Side Chairs, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Circa 1725, 20. RICHARD DUPONT OBITUARY. Get the latest news first, with up to the minute coverage of local events. Walk-ins are also welcome. Besides being a loving husband, father, and grandfather he loved camping, fishing, watching the Patriots and Red Sox games and spending winters in Florida. Very Fine and Rare Pair of Tinned Sheet Iron Red-Oak Leaf Sconces, Attributed to Nelson Garey (1820-1910), Berlin, Pennsylvania, Circa 1860, 30. Bill was born on May 22, 1928 in Glencoe, MN, the youngest of 7 children of Omar and Mathilda Donnay DuPont. Bill was the former owner of Holden Hills and Point Breeze Banquet facilities. 8. In 1928, William inherited the Bellevue Hall estate in Delaware upon the death of his father. Copyright Currentobituary.com, Your source for online obituaries and funeral notices. This page requires . The du Pont name is a The William K. du Pont Collection: Important Americana from Rocky Hill Auction Closed Auction Closed [2] Similar facilities were built at the Bellevue Hall estate, including a hunting barn, two indoor training tracks, and an outdoor track. Masks and social distancing will be observed. He was a big man with an even bigger heart that loved his family and his smile was always brightest when talking about them. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Over more than six decades, du Pont bought antiques from a battalion of dealers, collectors, and auctioneers . Rare English Cast Brass Baluster-Form Tankard, 18th Century, 640 results sorted by Lot number (low to high). Don't knowingly lie about anyone Exceptional Large Copper, Brass and Wrought Iron Eight-Gallon Tea Kettle, Thomas Hammett (1798-1873), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1840, 22. That same year, du Pont was made chairman of the board at the Delaware Trust Company, retaining his position as president as well. Folk legends say the record season was 13 barrels. Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, William (Kathleen) Dupont, Sr. of Simmesport and John Dupont of Big Bend; sisters, Louana St. Romain of Baton Rouge, Della (Lawrence, Jr.) Hebert of Big Bend, and Sheila (David, Sr.) Courville of Big Bend; brothers, Willie (Wanda) Dupont of Brusly, Vernon (Diana) Dupont of Erwinville, and Jimmy (Stephanie) Dupont of Big Bend; grandchildren: Karlie Lemoine of Mansura, Haelee Dupont of Big Bend, John Dupont, Jr., of Big Bend, Colton Dupont of Big Bend, William J. Dupont, Jr., of Simmesport, Cody Dupont of Simmesport, and Austin Dupont of Simmesport. Be Truthful. "Bill" Dupont, 64, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Would you like to receive a link to the Berlin Sun online eEdition and preview the top stories? Education. Place of Burial: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Obituary: William Dupont. In 1927, du Pont imported Satrap from England and brought the son of The Tetrarch to stand at his second facility, the new Walnut Hall Farm near Boyce, Virginia. When William du Pont III unveiled the model of du Pont Centre Friday morning, he looked every inch the part. Signup today! Durham, NH - Edward C. Dupont, Jr., 72, passed away with his family by his side on February 16, 2023 in Dover after a long journey with Alzheimer's disease. du Pont de Nemours & Company, also known as the DuPont Company which was a large manufacturer of gunpowder. 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Similar carving is found on Pennsylvania German gravestones and the datestones of houses. The Miller-Ellicott Family Very Fine and Rare Turned and Joined Walnut Gateleg Table, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1730, 18. Philip was born in Houston, Texas on July 16, 1962, and was raised in Sikeston, Missouri. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. The Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, January 10, 2020 at 10 am in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 16 East Main St., Webster, Burial will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Most hailed from Lutheran or Reformed churches, but there were several other religious denominations, including the Amish, Mennonites, Moravians and Schwenkfelders, that fanned out in settlements throughout the Pennsylvania countryside. Send flowers. Chippendale Walnut Hanging Cupboard, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Circa 1770, 25. Very Fine and Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Five-Knop Circular-Based Candlestick, Late 15th Century, 23. Rare Pair of Queen Anne Wrought Iron and Cast Brass Andirons, Probably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1735, 11. They also loved all sports in New England and enjoyed watching the games together. Bill attended the grand opening of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies in September 2019 and was beaming ear to ear the entire time, Minardi recalled. Racing Hall of Fame. Americana Week exhibitions open at 10am on January 13 with the final sale exhibition closing on January 23 at 5pm. As a curatorial intern and later assistant curator there, she built the fraktur collection into one of largest and finest in the country. that is degrading to another person. Milford chronicle. Receive the best from Sothebys delivered to your inbox. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. Service map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Born in Chatham in 1939, son of the late Nellie and William Ripley. [2], Du Pont was elected to the board of directors of the Delaware Trust Company, where his father was president (and later chairman of the board), in 1921. He was the devoted husband of 53 years to Dolores Dupont, and the loving son of the late Alfred and Mary Dupont and brother of the late Alfred Dupont. Fine and Rare William and Mary Walnut Tall Case Clock, Works by Peter Stretch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Circa 1715-25, 6. Bill was a delivery driver for Tony's Seafood. Ed was born on March 10, 1950, in. person will not be tolerated. Calling hours will be Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 4-7pm at the ROBERT J. MILLER FUNERAL HOME and LAKE CHAPEL, 366 School St., Webster. Three sold or gave their interests to the National Trust. William specialized in thoroughbred racing and breeding. The love of his life was his wife Karen. Very Fine and Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Circular-Based Candlestick, Late 15th to Early 16th Century, 28. It was rumored that he could throw a ball nearly 100 mph and even caught the eye of a scout for the Boston Red Sox and was invited to Boston for a tryout. Very Fine and Rare English Cast Brass Mid-Drip 'Trumpet' Candlestick, mid-17th Century, 45. racist or sexually-oriented language. English Silvered Cast Brass Salt, Circa 1730, 47. The England Family William and Mary Joined Walnut Chest of Drawers, William Beakes III (1691-1761), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dated 171? He married Jean Liseter Austin on 1 January 1919, in Rosemont, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. William A. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Very Fine and Rare Northwestern European Cast Brass Four-Knop Pierced Circular-Based Candlestick, 15th Century, 24. Du Pont's interests in racing extended to the development and design of racecourses. In 1976, the property was purchased by the state of Delaware and opened to the public as Bellevue State Park. She and her husband, the late Philip W. Bradley, spent hours with Bill at Rocky Hill in 2020 just a day before he died unexpectedly. The pandemic discouraged volunteer efforts for a while, Lisa Minardi, Historic Trappe's executive director, commented on that day, but the restrictions on gatherings had lifted, alongside the joyful news that the donation of 56 artifacts from the late William K. du Pont's Rocky Hill Collection had become official. He was instrumental in the establishment and development of Lavoie Field Youth Soccer fields in Dudley. In addition to the indoor galloping track, the first in the United States, the farm featured a large barn for race horses; a 40-foot (12m)-wide by 120-foot (37m)-long indoor riding ring, used by trainers for schooling young horses; the half-mile training track and its adjacent combination viewing stand/water tower; a breeding shed; a hunter barn; a show horse barn; a loading barn with ramps, for transporting horses to competition; and a grassy, half-mile chute that connected the training track with the race horse, hunter and show horse barns. Minardi first got involved with preserving Trappes historic buildings as an undergraduate at Ursinus College when she joined a grassroots effort to save the Speakers House from the wreckers ball in 2002. View Full Article in Timesmachine , See the article in its original context from. William Dupont, Jr, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2022 at his home in Simmesport. He pushed me to dig deeper and to make new discoveries about not only great objects in his own collection but at Winterthur and really anywhere., An engraving from Martyrs Mirror, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Penn., 1748. [2] During this period, he also established breeding operations at Bellevue Hall, his family's estate in Wilmington, Delaware. His civic contributions were many but none were greater than that of the Special Olympics. Occupation. Located four miles (6km) south of Orange, Virginia, the estate had been the plantation home of James Madison, fourth President of the United States. William K Dupont Newark, age 84, male. William du Pont of Wilmington, Banker and Sportsman, 69, Dies; Head of Delaware Trust Co. Was Noted as an Architect of Race Courses, https://www.nytimes.com/1966/01/01/archives/william-du-pont-of-wilmington-banker-and-sportsman-69-dies-head-of.html. He died at the Wilmington Medical Center at age 69 on December 31, 1965.[1]. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/07/archives/wkdupont-to-wed-mrs-lea-c-nielsen.html. He gave the couple more than 600 acres (2.4km2) of land as a wedding gift. Cornelis Vreugdenhil. Ronald was born in Fall River, MA to Louis and Olive (Carriera) Dupont. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hallock du Pont of Squirrel Run. Kenneth Williams 1930 - 2023 Obituary Kenneth Taber 1926 - 2023 Obituary Manuel Swearengin 1962 - 2023 Obituary Today Yesterday This Week This Month Explore All Death Notices Wendell Cox 1934. Fine and Rare English Cast Brass Caster, Circa 1700, 48. Philadelphia had become the port of arrival for approximately 80,000 German speakers in the Eighteenth Century who were lured by William Penns policy of religious tolerance. Use the 'Report' link on He built both an indoor and outdoor tennis court at Bellevue for the benefit of his wife. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. A member of the Delaware Du Pont family, he was the son of William du Pont and Annie Rogers Zinn, and brother to Marion duPont Scott, a noted horsewoman and breeder. He was an investment manager and Real Estate developer, and was also highly involved in his community. Who Where Receive obituaries Dwight Jewell Padgett January 12, 2023 (89 years old) View obituary Judith L. Schneiderman January 1, 2023 (81 years old) View obituary Jeff Robinson: Do special interests control Whitaker Woods? They enjoyed cooking together, particularly on Sundays and had a fondness for Italian food. Minardi first encountered William K. du Pont in 2005: I was 22 when I first met Bill as a Winterthur fellow on a visit to see his collection at Rocky Hill, she recalled recently. Bill was born December 22, 1957 in Webster, son of the late Dr. Emil N. and E. Marilynn (McKinstry) DuPont, and was predeceased by two brothers, David J. DuPont, Sr. in 2003 and John E.. Write your message of sympathy today. She then pursued graduate studies at the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. We'd love to hear eyewitness Philip Rhodes Dupont of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on March 8, 2021, with his loving family by his side, following a short and sudden illness. Her grandfather, Walter Samuel Carpenter Jr., is the company's former board chairman and honorary chairman.