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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-native settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois.
Jean-Baptist-Point Du Sable (born 1750?, St. Marc, Sainte-Domingue [now Haiti]?—died August 28, 1818, St. 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.” Little is known of Du Sable’s early life.
Feb 3, 2022 · Article. February 3, 2022. Who was Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable? Bridgette Russell, Interim Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications, Public Relations. Renaming Chicago's iconic Lake Shore Drive has renewed interest in the multicultural legacy of the city's first non-Native settler.
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, Illinois. There is very little definite information on DuSable’s past. It is believed by some historians that he was born free around 1745 in St. Marc, Saint-Dominique (Haiti).
Jun 29, 2021 · SMART NEWS. History of Now. Who Was Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the New Namesake of Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive? Chicago leaders voted to rename the city’s iconic lakeside roadway after a...
Jul 15, 2021 · Lake Shore Drive is now known as Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive, but who is he and what was his significance to Chicago? "He was Chicago's first settler. He was Chicago's...
Jul 10, 2023 · “Chicago's Authentic Founder: Jean Baptiste Point Dusable Or Haitian Secret Agent In The Old Northwest Outpost 1745-1818,” by Marc Rosier, Trafford Publishing, 2015. “ Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the First Chicagoan ,” by Thomas A. Meehan, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Vol. 56, No. 3, Emancipation ...
