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The first child born in Chicago was a Haitian-American Child!

Did you know? The first birth on record in Chicago was that of a Haitian-American girl...

Her name was Eulalia Pointe Du Sable, Haitian-American, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pointe Du Sable.

Eulalia was the first child born in the city Chicago in 1796 but if you do a Google search for "first child born in Chicago" you will probably come up with the name Alexander Beaubien.

This is because Alexander Beaubien was the first WHITE child born in chicago in 1822

Also read: Jean Baptiste DuSable, Born In St Marc Haiti, Founder Of Chicago

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Schadrac says...

Sa se yon gwo nouvel, nou menm ayisyen, nou dwe ini nou poun ka mete savwa fe nou ak konesans nou ansanm poun rive develope Ayiti.

Nou gen anpil vale ak potensyalite, wi nou kapab.

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Miejo says...

WE THE EDUCATED HAITIAN SHOULD HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO BE ALSO EDUCATED IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT HAITIAN PEOPLE DISCOVERD THEIR VALUE!
TO BE ABLE MORE HAITIAN SHOULD BE EDUCATED...

PLEASE HELP!

THE FOUNDER OF CHICAGO, THE FOUNDER WAS AN HAITIAN IT'S

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Bernard says...

Dat amazing...we haitian people sure do move

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