A Brief Biography Of Jean Baptiste: Corps Of Discovery

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In 1810, when Jean Baptiste was 6 years old, Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau moved to Missouri. Charbonneau had taken possession of his 320 acres of land he earned for his services as an interpreter with the Corps of Discovery. When Charbonneau did not adjust to farm life he decided to move with Sacagawea. This was the last time Jean Baptiste would ever see his mother, who would died two years later. He was left with Clark who enrolled him in one of the best boarding schools in Missouri that money could buy, the St. Louis Academy, a Jesuit Catholic School. Jean Baptiste was said to have had a pleasant character. His fine education was evident in his handwriting and speech and his ability to speak fluent English, French, German, Spanish