▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁child ▁of ▁European ▁descent ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁settlement . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁Kin zie ▁killed ▁Jean ▁La ▁L ime , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁at ▁Fort ▁D ear born ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁This ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁murder ▁in ▁Chicago ". ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁when ▁living ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Kin zie ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁tre ason ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁for ▁transport ▁to ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁After ▁esc aping , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁American ▁territory , ▁sett ling ▁again ▁in ▁Chicago ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 6 . ▁He ▁lived ▁there ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁years . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁first ▁family ▁Kin zie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Quebec ▁City , ▁Canada ▁( then ▁in ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Province ▁of ▁Quebec ) ▁to ▁John ▁and ▁Anne ▁McK en zie , ▁Sc ots - I r ish ▁imm igr ants . ▁His ▁father ▁died ▁before ▁Kin zie ▁was ▁a ▁year ▁old , ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁rem ar ried . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁the ▁boy ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁to ▁George ▁F arn ham , ▁a ▁sil vers m ith . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁j ew el ry ▁created ▁by ▁Kin zie ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁arch ae ological ▁dig s ▁in ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 7 7 7 , ▁Kin zie ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁tr ader ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁where ▁he