Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable

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Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1745/00/00 Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable is born in Haiti (then St Domingue). His father was a French sea captain and his mother was an ex-slave. Born Haiti
1779/00/00 By 1779, Du Sable builds the first permanent home on the north bank of the Chicago River. He also built a trading post. Trappers were well paid for their fur pelts and Du Sable sold them supplies and tools. Significant name Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable Homesite Chicago
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