Estelle Skidmore Doremus

Estelle Skidmore Doremus
Born	Estelle Emma Skidmore May 6, 1830 New York City
Died	May 21, 1905 (1905-05-22) (aged 75)
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Nationality	American
Known for	Leader of the American colony in Paris during the reign of Napoleon III
Title	Regent of the New York City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1892-1894
Board member of	Daughters of the American Revolution, Underhill Society of America
Spouse	Robert Ogden Doremus
Children	Charles Avery Doremus, Thomas Cornelius Doremus, Estelle E. Doremus, Arthur Lispenard Doremus
Parent(s)	Hubbard Skidmore and Caroline Avery

Estelle Emma Doremus (née Skidmore; May 6, 1830  – May 21, 1905) was the daughter of Hubbard Skidmore, who served in the American Revolutionary War, and became a charter member and honorary vice president general of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She was a charter officer and regent of the New York City chapter of the DAR between 1892 and 1894. The wife of U.S. chemist Robert Ogden Doremus, she was a leading member of the American community in Paris during the height of the Second French Empire.

Upon returning to New York City, she and her husband became important figures in society^[1] and well-known supporters of music and the arts, including the Philharmonic Society, of which her husband served as president for many years.