Jean Baptiste Point du Sable is generallly awarded that claim to fame.
No record of his birth exists, but Haiti is a likely site.
1745. this answer is correct i got it off a site that only tells known facts
1763
Du Sable
1990
As a noun it would be 'sabl' or 'du'; as an adjective it would be 'du', 'dudew' or 'tywyll'.
He is credited with the founding of Chicago.
He did not.
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable was the black man that started the city of Chicago.
Chicago's founder, Jean Baptiste Pooint du Sable.
He was born in Hatiti.