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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.
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….
Learn about the life and death of Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, the youngest member of the Corps of Discovery. He died in 1866 near his mother's birthplace in Oregon, and his gravesite is a Registered National Historic Place.
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, “Pomp”. Portrait of Sacagawea and baby Pomp. 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.
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The 17-year mountain man career of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau comes from writings of many most notable trappers of the era.
