John Kinzie papers, 1795-1816.

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John Kinzie papers, 1795-1816.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/431300678

Collection contains copy of marriage certificate and copies of real estate transactions.

0.1 linear ft. (1 wallet)

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7514772

Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library

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Kinzie, John, 1763-1828

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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...