7 9 8 , ▁Kin zie ▁married ▁again , ▁to ▁Ele an or ▁L yt le ▁McK ill ip . ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago , ▁about ▁ 1 8 0 2 - 1 8 0 4 , ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁year - old ▁son , ▁John . ▁Ele an or ▁bore ▁him ▁three ▁more ▁children ▁in ▁Chicago : ▁Ellen ▁Mar ion ▁( born ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ), ▁Maria ▁Indiana ▁( 1 8 0 7 ), ▁and ▁Robert ▁Allen ▁( 1 8 1 0 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁Kin zie ▁purchased ▁the ▁former ▁house ▁and ▁lands ▁of ▁Jean ▁Bapt iste ▁Point ▁du ▁S able , ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁River . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Governor ▁William ▁Henry ▁Harrison ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ▁appointed ▁Kin zie ▁as ▁a ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁peace . ▁ ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁After ▁American ▁citizens ▁built ▁Fort ▁D ear born , ▁Kin zie ' s ▁influence ▁and ▁reputation ▁rose ▁in ▁the ▁area ; ▁he ▁was ▁useful ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁The ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁began ▁between ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁t ensions ▁rose ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁front ier . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁Kin zie ▁killed ▁Jean ▁La ▁L ime , ▁who ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter ▁at ▁Fort ▁D ear born . ▁He ▁fled ▁to ▁Mil w au kee , ▁then ▁in ▁Indian