John DuPuy

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Children of John and Mary Richards (Haskins) Dupuy

1. Thomas Haskins Dupuy, born June 25. 1821 ; died May 15, 1890; married Martha Allen
2. Charles Meredith DuPuy, born December 14, 1823; died October 7, 1898; married Ellen M. Reynolds
3. Horatio Alfred Dupuy, born January 31, 1826; died August 28, 187S(?); married Marie Wilder, of Rochester, New York
4. Emma Louisa Dupuy, born March 15. 1828; died January 2, 1896; married Enoch Courtney, of Baltimore, Maryland. She was an artist of no mean ability, both in painting and modelling. She had an affectionate, lovable disposition, being particularly fond of children, and, although she had none of her own, she always thoroughly enjoyed their games and society, preferring to be with them rather than with persons of her own age.
5. Elizabeth Haskins Dupuy, born August 17, 1830 ; died December 19, 1907 ; married Thomas Graham.
6. Clara Augusta Dupuy, born September 4, 1832; married Samuel Blythe Rogers
7. John Daniel Dupuy, born February 12, 1835; died December 29, 1837
8. Mary Haskins Dupuy, born May 7, 1837; died in 1838
9. Gertrude Ellen Dupuy, born June 27, 1841 ; died in June, 1902; married Honorable Henry S. Sanford
   

John Dupuy

"John Dupuy married, May 18, 1820, Mary Richards Haskins, daughter of Reverend Thomas Haskins by his second wife Elizabeth Richards, daughter of William Richards, Esq. [Sketches of the Haskins and Richards families will be found in later chapters of the present volume.] In their early life, Mr. and Mrs. Dupuy were prominent in Philadelphia society, and it is said that owing to the fine erect stature and well chiselled features of Mr. Dupuy together with the aristocratic carriage and extremely courtly manners of his wife, they were considered by all to be the most distinguished looking couple in the high social circle in which they moved. Mrs. Dupuy was a woman of unusually large and generous nature, which endeared her to all who came within the circle of her acquaintance. Under many trying difficulties in rearing a large family, and under circumstances peculiarly embarrassing, she evinced heroic Christian fortitude and patience.
"Among the old papers left by John Dupuy, the aged uncle, was an invitation from Mrs. Thomas Haskins requesting the " pleasure of his company to a gathering on Thursday evening, May 18th, 1820." Mr. Dupuy noted on the invitation that he " attended the dinner with my brother [Daniel] and wife, and left at 1 1 P.M." Then follows this memorandum : " My nephew, John Dupuy, was married by his brother to Miss Mary Haskins on Thursday, May 18th, 1820. They set off for Batso Furnace, on the 19th, in a gig, hired in Jersey, returned on the 27th, by way of Mt. Holly, called on her grandfather (William Richards), 83 years of age and in good health. Charles (Reverend) and a Mr. Woodruff, who was with him in Princeton, dined with us on the 27th, and after dinner left for Germantown, where Mr. Woodruff * preached on Sunday, May 28th." And again he wrote: " At John's wedding, we had lemonade in tumblers, served on large waiters with cake of the sweet kind, by a Blackman. Other waiters passed tea and coffee, buttered waffles, others browned, with butter, and sugar-float. Other blackmen passed ice-cream and jellies, sweets, etc. Two others passed the Bride- cake, a large pound-cake, which I suppose would weigh 20 or 30 pounds, and which was cut in large slices. Then came wine, cordial and lemonade, and last of all, the ring, cake and directions."

Old John Dupuy, who made these notes, was at the time, seventy-two years of age. He was a constant writer, and during the latter part of his life amused himself by making frequent notations on the margins of the books he had been reading or upon any scrap of paper that came to hand. His diary further states :

" On Sunday, May 28th, 1820, John and wife dined with us, together with my niece, Sally Coats McArthur. For dinner we had a fine large Gammon, a piece of Cold-Beef, Roasted Chicken, Green Peas, Potatoes, Pickles, Horse-Radish, Wine, Porter, and two fine Current Pies. The family all went to Christ Church in the afternoon, and afterwards John and his bride went to Mrs. Haskins, Sally to her lodgings and brother (Daniel) and his wife came home, walking as far as Mr. Ware's who is near the grave and full of infirmities. I went to the tabernacle in the morning and heard a stranger. In the afternoon I went to Dr. Broadhead's— a stranger. So goes on one thing after another."

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