Does anyone know if there are currently any descendants of Sacajawea alive?

Question

I ask because I am reading a non-fiction book about Sacajawea and was just curious.

Answer 1

Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866) was the son of the French Canadian interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea, the Shoshone guide of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was born at Fort Mandan during the expediton's journey westward .His image can be found on the United States dollar coin along with his mother, Sacagawea. He is the only child ever depicted on United States currency.

Expedition co-leader William Clark nicknamed him "Pomp" or "Pompy." Pompey's Pillar on the Yellowstone River in Montana is named after him.

Years after the expedition, the Charbonneau family moved to St. Louis at Clark's invitation. Clark paid for young Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau to attend school there at St. Louis Academy, now known as St. Louis University High, and continued to oversee his care and schooling when Sacagawea returned up the Missouri River with the elder Charbonneau.

At the age of 18, Charbonneau met Prince Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg (nephew of King Fredrick I). The prince, traveling in America on a natural history expedition, invited Charbonneau to return to Europe with him, where he lived for six years and learned to speak four European languages. He travelled all over Europe and even visited Africa.

In 1829 Charbonneau returned to North America, where he lived as a mountain man and army scout. He guided the Mormon Battalion from New Mexico to the city of San Diego in California in 1846, and then accepted an appointment there as alcalde of Mission San Luis Rey. He was eventually forced to resign from that post after his repeated attempts to improve the condition of the local Native American tribes caused political trouble for him.

Charbonneau then got caught up in the California gold rush sweeping the state, and joined thousands of other "49ers" in Placer County. Still chasing the elusive dream of riches, he died (apparently of bronchitis) in Danner, Oregon at the age of 61, while en route from California to the new gold fields discovered around Virginia City in Montana.

There is a burial site for Charbonneau near Jordan Valley, Oregon, generally believed to be the correct one. There is another grave site and memorial in Fort Washakie, Wyoming, but it is disputed whether the body interred there could be his.

it doesn't say he was ever married and he died alone

Answer 2

History records the relationship between Sacaguwea, her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, and William Clark.It was Clark who dubbed Jean -Pompy; and, St Louis, Missouri (Key). It is interesting that the United States chose to honor Sacaguwea and Pomy on a minted U.S. Dollar (Much like the Susan Anthonys ) What it fails to publish is the fact that she was "married" to a tribal member at 15 and had a son before the famed expedition-the grandson of the Chief. So, yes there are descendents.Big controversary over Charbonneaus final resting place (for good reason) as Harvey used to say-you can contact me...for the rest of the story :)

Answer 3

Sacagawea Family Tree

Answer 4

Sacagawea had two children. one being Jean Baptist Charbonneau and another child, a daughter named Lisette Charbonneau born August 1812. The proof of the existence is of the journal entry of John Luttig, a clerk of the fort Sacagawea had been staying at. But this can be of a different wife of Toussaint Charbonneau who did have one more wife. "This evening the wife of Charbonneau, a snake squaw, died of a putrid fever she was a good and the best women in the fort, aged about 25 years she left a fine infant girl." said Luttig, snake squaw could be the other wife of Charbonneau .

Answer 5

She only had one son, the baby Lewis and Clark nicknamed Pompy, which she carried on her back during the Lewis and Clark expedition. When she died, Pompy was adopted by Lewis. I've never heard whether or not he had children. However, she did have a brother, which she met again on the expedition (she had been kidnapped as a child), so she might very well have distant relatives who are still alive.

Answer 6

I do not know if she does or not, is there a way you can do a family tree on her with info you know. I do know she was the daughter of the chief of her tribe, she was married and gave birth to a child that was her husband in the tribe, not Lewis or Clark's as many believe

Answer 7

I am a descended of her.

Answer 8

Yes, she has gold-plated currency... so she has clones everywhere.

Answer 9

yeah me im her daughter hehe lol