
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Saint-Marc |
Haiti | |
Date of died | August 28,1818 |
Died | Saint Charles |
Missouri | |
United States | |
Spouse | Kitihawa |
Known for | Go-Anywhere, Buy-Anything Investment Style; Ballroom Dancing |
Children | Jean Point du Sable |
Susanne Point du Sable | |
Nationality | American |
Haitian | |
Job | Merchant |
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ID | 534629 |
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Life story
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what later became Chicago, Illinois, and is recognized as the "Founder of Chicago". A school, museum, harbor, park, and bridge have been named in his honor.