Point du Sable
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Point du Sable is the surname of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, the Haitian-born trader widely regarded as the founder of Chicago.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Baptiste Point du Sable | 43 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Charles, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Chicago city seal (founder recognition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1818 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Haitian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
frontier trade
ⓘ
fur trade ⓘ |
| founded | permanent settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean Baptiste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
African descent
ⓘ
French descent ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
DuSable Bridge in Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DuSable Museum of African American History NERFINISHED ⓘ DuSable Park in Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | founder of Chicago ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Indigenous languages of the Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| name | Jean Baptiste Point du Sable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtDeath | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being regarded as the founder of Chicago ⓘ |
| occupation |
pioneer
ⓘ
settler ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saint-Domingue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | St. Charles, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence |
Chicago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent | established trading post at Chicago River ⓘ |
| spouse | Kitihawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseEthnicOrigin | Potawatomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies on the founding of Chicago ⓘ |
| surname | Point du Sable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
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