Kinzie, John, 1763-1828

Born in Quebec,1763; trader with Native Americans in Detroit until after War of 1812. Until 1796, his affiliations were British. Located in Chicago in 1804. Was a trader who accumulated considerable wealth, but lost most of his property in War of 1812. From 1804 until his death in 1828, he lived in Chicago, saving the years 1812-16 when, with no garrison in Chicago, his family found refuge in Detroit. In 1798 Kinzie married Eleanor McKillip. MMQ. (from Sketches of members of Kinzie family in Ill. St. Hist. Soc., Journal, 37:135) (blue index cards)

From the description of John Kinzie papers, 1795-1816. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 431300678