Jean Baptiste Point du Sable
American trader
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent non-native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois. Wikipedia
Born: 1745, Saint-Marc, Haiti
Died: August 28, 1818 (age 73 years), Saint Charles, MO
Children: Susanne Point du Sable and Jean Point du Sable
Known for: Founder of Chicago
Spouse: Kitihawa Point du Sable (also known as, Catherine)
Other names: Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable