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Sacagawea was born
Sacagawea was born in Lemhi County, Idaho. She belonged to the Agaidika band of the Northern Shoshone tribe, also known as the Snake Indians. -
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Sacagawea Lifespan
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Sacagawea was kidnapped
Sacagawea was kidnapped with other Shoshone women, at the age of 11. -
Sacagawea was sold to a trapper
Sacagawea was sold to a French Canadian fur-trader named Toussaint Charbonneau, who made her one of his wives. -
Lewis & Clark met Toussaint Charbonneau
Lewis and Clark met Toussaint Charbonneau and hired him as their Hidatsa interpreter. -
Sacagawea accompanied Lewis & Clark's expedition
Sacagawea would accompany her husband in the journey with Lewis and Clark, because she spoke the Shoshone language. -
Sacagawea gave birth
Sacagawea gave birth (assisted by Lewis) to a baby boy named Jean Babtiste, (“Pompy” / “Pomp”). -
Sacagawea proved herself
A wind storm almost overturned one of the expedition’s boats. They lost some medicine, gun powder, garden seeds and culinary articles. Sacagawea acted fast and caught most of the lighter articles such as research notes, books and instruments, and a few other objects helpful for surviving. -
Sacagawea River/Bird Woman's River
In recognition for Sacagawea’s actions, a river was named after her. It is located in north central Montana. The River is also known as the Bird Woman’s River. -
Expedition reaches Shoshone lands
The expedition arrived at Shoshone lands. Sacagawea helped the expedition get horses and she translated from Shoshone to Hidatsa, Charbonneau from Hidatsa to French and Labiche from French to English. -
Reaching the Pacific Ocean
The expedition reached the Pacific Ocean with the horses Sacagawea had gotten. -
Sacagawea and Charbonneau arrived home
Sacagawea and Charbonneau arrived home in the Mandan village on the upper Missouri River. Sacagawea got nothing in return as the interpreter of the journey/expedition. -
Offer for baby Pomp
In a letter to Charbonneau and Sacagawea, Clark offered to raise their son as his own and give him an education. -
Sacagawea moved and left baby Pomp
Charbonneau and Sacagawea moved to Ford Manuel Lisa. They left Jean Babtiste (baby Pomp) with Clark who enrolled him in a boarding school. -
Sacagawea gave birth again
Sacagawea gave birth to a baby girl named Lizette. -
Sacagawea died
Sacagawea died in South Dakota. Her cause of death was putrid fever or typhus. She was about 25 years old.