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==Death and legacy==
[[File:John Kinzie grave stone 20101031.jpg|thumb|right|John Kinzie's grave in [[Graceland Cemetery]]]]
Kinzie suffered a stroke on June 6, 1828, and died a few hours later. Originally buried at the Fort Dearborn Cemetery, Kinzie's remains were moved to City Cemetery in 1835. When the cemetery was closed due to concerns it could contaminate the city's water supply, Kinzie's remains were moved to [[Graceland Cemetery]].

*In [[1837 Chicago mayoral election|1837]], Kinzie's son [[John H. Kinzie]] ran for the position of the first mayor of Chicago, losing to [[William Butler Ogden]]. He subsequently unsuccessfully ran twice more, in [[1845 Chicago mayoral election|1845]] and in [[1847 Chicago mayoral election|1847]].
*[[Walt Kinzie]], Kinzie's grandson by his youngest son, Robert, played professional baseball.<ref>{{cite news |title=Descendant of Pioneer Dies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-obituary-for-walter-if-k/188230908/ |access-date=5 January 2026 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=8 November 1909 |pages=6}}</ref>
*Maria Kinzie, a granddaughter, married [[George H. Steuart (brigadier general)|George H. Steuart]], a captain in the US cavalry from Maryland. He later served as a general in the [[Confederate Army]].<ref name="Sun">{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88837962/the-steuart-hill-areas-colorful-past/ |last=Steuart |first=William Calvert |title=The Steuart Hill Area's Colorful Past |magazine=[[The Baltimore Sun]] Sunday Sun Magazine |date=10 February 1963 |access-date=2021-11-12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*His great-granddaughter, [[Juliette Gordon Low]], was the founder of the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]].