▁subject , ▁Kin zie ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁anti - American ▁stre ak . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁the ▁British ▁arrested ▁Kin zie ▁and ▁Jean ▁Bapt iste ▁Ch ard onna i , ▁also ▁then ▁living ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁charg ing ▁them ▁with ▁tre ason . ▁They ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁having ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁the ▁enemy ▁( the ▁American ▁General ▁Harrison ' s ▁army ) ▁while ▁supp lying ▁gun pow der ▁to ▁chief ▁T ec um seh ' s ▁Indian ▁forces , ▁who ▁were ▁fighting ▁alongside ▁the ▁British . ▁Ch ard onna i ▁escaped , ▁but ▁Kin zie ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁for ▁transport ▁to ▁England . ▁When ▁the ▁ship ▁put ▁into ▁port ▁in ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁to ▁weather ▁a ▁storm , ▁Kin zie ▁escaped . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁American - h eld ▁Detroit ▁by ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁a ▁British ▁subject , ▁Kin zie ▁switched ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Chicago ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁Kin zie ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Pi ke ▁County , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁extended ▁from ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River ▁to ▁Lake ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁Kin zie ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁on ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁died ▁a ▁few