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Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866), sometimes known in childhood as Pompey or Little Pomp, was an American 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 California.
Sacagawea (/ ˌ s æ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w iː ə / SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or / s ə ˌ k ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w eɪ ə / sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; [1] also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) [2] [3] [4] was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
When Charbonneau married Sacagawea in 1804, he was already married to Otter Woman, another Shoshone woman. Charbonneau eventually considered these women to be his wives, though whether they were bound through Native American custom or through common-law marriage is undetermined. [7] By the summer of 1804, Sacagawea was pregnant with their first ...
In 1830, Bridger and several associates purchased a fur company from Smith and others, which they named the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. [6] [7] After dissolving that partnership, Bridger explored the continental interior between the Canada–U.S. border and the southern boundary of Colorado, and from the Missouri River westward to Idaho and Utah, either as a guide or a partner in the fur trade.
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (March 28, 1793 – December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832 expedition to the source of the Mississippi River.
The remains of a Michigan man who went missing in 2018 have been found, state police confirm. Days after announcing that human remains had been found in a wooded area near Rothbury, where the ...