The 16th Century (XVI Century) lasted from 1601 to 1700. The 17th Century (XVII Century) lasted from 1701 to 1800. The following are events that happened within the 16th-17th Centuries: * 1796: The Potawatomi Indian wife of du Sable delivers Eulalia Pointe du Sable, Chicago's first recorded birth. * 1795: Six square miles (16 km²) of land at the mouth of the Chicago River are reserved by the Treaty of Greenville for use by the United States. * 1779: Haitian immigrant Jean Baptiste Point du Sable establishes Chicago's first permanent settlement near the mouth of the Chicago River. * 1705: Conflicts develop between French traders and the Fox tribe of native Americans. Fort de Chicago is abandoned. * 1696: Jesuit missionary Francois Pinet founds the Mission of the Guardian A