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Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866), sometimes known in childhood as Pompey or Little Pomp, was a Lemhi Shoshone-French Canadian explorer, guide, fur trapper, trader, military scout during the Mexican–American War, alcalde (mayor) of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and a gold digger and hotel operator in Northern ...
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau is remembered primarily as the son of Sacagawea. His father, Toussaint Charbonneau, was a French-Canadian fur trapper who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition as an interpreter; Sacagawea proved invaluable as the explorers’ interpreter among the Shoshone.
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was the son of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s most popular member, Sacagawea, and the too often maligned French Canadian Toussaint Charbonneau. His storied life can be roughly divided into periods.
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was born on February 11, 1805 in Fort Mandan, near what today is Washburn, North Dakota. He was the son of Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea. He was nicknamed Pomp, as was the tradition with the first born son of a Shoshone mother.
Death of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau. Born on February 11, 1805 at Fort Mandan, in today’s North Dakota, Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau lived a remarkable life. He wouldn’t remember it, but he was the youngest member of the Corps of Discovery to travel to the Pacific Ocean and back.
Sacagawea’s son, Jean Baptiste, traveled throughout Europe before returning to enter the fur trade. He scouted for explorers and helped guide the Mormon Battalion to California before becoming an alcalde, a hotel clerk, and a gold miner. Lured to the Montana goldfields following the Civil War, he….
Dec 8, 2020 · On February 11, 1805, Sacagawea gave birth to a baby boy called Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. To quicken the delivery one of the Natives in the area gave Sacagawea some doses of rattlesnake concoctions. The baby was later nicknamed “Little Pomp” by Captain Clark.
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