Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is regarded as the first permanent non-native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois. Recognized as the city's ...

The first permanent settler in Chicago was a black man named Jean Baptiste Point DuSable. He may have been born on the island of Haiti around 1745 to a ...

Feb 3, 2022 · An entrepreneur and explorer. Born to a French father and an enslaved African mother in St. Marc, St. Domingue (present-day Haiti) around 1745, ...

Charles, Missouri, U.S.) was a pioneer trader who founded the settlement that later became the city of Chicago. He is considered the “Father of Chicago.”.

Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable was born in St.Marc, St. Domingue (present-day Haiti) around 1745 to a French father and a Black African slave mother.

Feb 12, 2007 · Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable, a frontier trader, trapper and farmer is generally regarded as the first resident of what is now Chicago, ...

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Nov 4, 2023 · Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the “Father of Chicago,” was born. A man of African descent, he became the first known settler in the area that ...

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Jul 15, 2021 · "He was Chicago's first settler. He was Chicago's first city administrator. He was Chicago's first city entrepreneur. He was the first real ...