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Historical records matching Maj. John Harris Kinzie, Jr.
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About Maj. John Harris Kinzie, Jr.
John Harris Kinzie (July 7, 1803 – June 19, 1865) was a prominent figure in Chicago politics during the 19th century. He served as president of Chicago when it was still a town and thrice unsuccessfully ran for Chicago's mayoralty once it was incorporated as a city.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Kinzie
Family
Kinzie's father was John Kinzie and his mother was Eleanor Lytle McKillip Kinzie.
Kinzie himself was married to historian and author Juliette Augusta Magill Kinzie. Together they had seven children. Three of their children died in either their infancy or youth, these being Alexander Wolcott (1833-1839), Julian Magill (b. 1843, died at age six weeks), and Francis William (1844-1850, d. of cholera). Four of their children survived into adulthood, these being Eleanor Lytle (1835-1917), John Harris Jr. (1838-1862), Capt. Arthur Magill (1841-1902), and George Herbert (1846-1890)
Kinzie's daughter Eleanor Lytle married William Washington Gordon II (the son of Savannah, Georgia mayor William Washington Gordon) with whom she had six children (including Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA).
One of Kinzie's sons died fighting for the Union in the Civil War, two others were taken prisoner by Confederate forces but survived. His son-in-law William Washington Gordon III was a general in Confederate Army.
GEDCOM Note
Died aboard a railroad train.
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Maj. John Harris Kinzie, Jr.'s Timeline
| 1803 |
July 7, 1803
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Windsor, Essex County, ON, Canada
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| 1833 |
July 12, 1833
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| 1835 |
June 18, 1835
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Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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| 1840 |
March 24, 1840
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| 1843 |
February 7, 1843
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Chicago IL
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| 1846 |
October 22, 1846
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Chicago, Cook Co., IL
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| 1865 |
June 21, 1865
Age 61
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
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