Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is generallly awarded that claim to fame.
No record of his birth exists, but Haiti is a likely site.
1763
1745. this answer is correct i got it off a site that only tells known facts
As a noun it would be 'sabl' or 'du'; as an adjective it would be 'du', 'dudew' or 'tywyll'.
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Du Sable
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was the black man that started the city of Chicago.
Chicago's founder, Jean Baptiste Pooint du Sable.
He is credited with the founding of Chicago.
He did not.
He was born in Hatiti.