13980: Sajousp -- Haiti came into existence in 1804.

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Sajousp@aol.com


> In 1779, a Haitian from St-Marc, Haiti founded Chicago. His name, Jean
> Baptiste Pointe Dessables builded a little house near the Lake Michigan
,
> near the Illinois River. Many months later, his wife, an Indian princess
> joined him with the members of her tribute "Pontiac"  and they named
this
> place "Shekagou" whih means "savage onion" in their language because in
> that
> area grew up a lot of onions. After years, shekagou became a big city,
and
> the name changed into Chicago.
>

In 1779 Haiti was not an independant country this is the reasoning behind
the
fact that he is not referred to as a haitian.Such a statement was made to
me
at the Du Sable Museum in Chicago.But his origin is clearly acknowledged
as
stated above.