Jean Baptiste DuSable (1748-1818), a fur trader, entrepreneur, and linguist who became the first non-indigenous settler of Chicago, was born a freeman in what is now Haiti. He spoke French, Spanish, English, and several native dialects.
Jean Baptiste DuSable (1748-1818), a fur trader, entrepreneur, and linguist who became the first non-indigenous settler of Chicago, was born a freeman in what is now Haiti. He spoke French, Spanish, English, and several native dialects.