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Toussaint Charbonneau (March 20, 1767 – August 12, 1843) was a French Canadian explorer, fur trapper and merchant who is best known for his role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition as the husband of Sacagawea.
Apr 3, 2021 · Toussaint Charbonneau was a French Canadian fur trader and interpreter who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804. He had two Shoshone wives, one of whom was Sacagawea, and faced various challenges and conflicts during the journey.
Sacagawea and her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, statue by Leonard Crunelle; at the North Dakota State Capitol grounds, Bismarck. (more) Departing on April 7, the expedition ascended the Missouri. On May 14, Charbonneau nearly capsized the white pirogue (boat) in which Sacagawea was riding.
Picture of Toussaint Charbonneau introducing his wife Sacagawea to Lewis and Clark. Toussaint Charbonneau was born around 1767 in Boucherville, Quebec; a city near Montreal. Charbonneau was a free trader who obtained goods on credit and traded them with the Indians.
Toussaint Charbonneau was a Canadian-born trader and interpreter who joined the Corps of Discovery in 1805. He was married to Sacagawea, a Shoshoni woman who helped the expedition, and had a son, Jean-Baptiste, who also traveled with them.
Toussaint Charbonneau was a French-Canadian fur trapper and interpreter who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804. He had two Shoshone wives, one of whom was Sacagawea, who guided the expedition and gave birth to their son Jean-Baptiste.
Jun 25, 2024 · Enslaved and taken to their Knife River earth-lodge villages near present-day Bismarck, North Dakota, she was purchased by French Canadian fur trader Toussaint Charbonneau and became one of his plural wives about 1804.
