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Patrick M. Gass, Lewis & Clark Exped. (1771 - 1870)

"Lewis & Clark Expedition", "The Corps of Discovery"

In 1779, Gass enlisted in the regular Army and was stationed at Fort Kaskaskia in Illinois Territory. That post is where, in 1803, an equally young and ambitious man named Meriwether Lewis, with orders...

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8/8/2007
3/6/2020
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8/8/2007

Patrick M. Gass, Lewis & Clark Exped. (1771 - 1870)

"Lewis & Clark Expedition", "The Corps of Discovery"

In 1779, Gass enlisted in the regular Army and was stationed at Fort Kaskaskia in Illinois Territory. That post is where, in 1803, an equally young and ambitious man named Meriwether Lewis, with orders...

3/6/2020

Richard Warfington (c.1777 - aft.1820)

"Wareington", "Warpenton", "Warvington", "Worthington", "Wortheyton", "or Worvington"

August 4, 1804, the captains were in a quandary as the keelboats and pirogues traveled between future Nebraska and Iowa. They were well downriver from the Mandan-Hidatsa villages, from which they inten...

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11/8/2018
11/8/2018
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Richard Warfington (c.1777 - aft.1820)

"Wareington", "Warpenton", "Warvington", "Worthington", "Wortheyton", "or Worvington"

August 4, 1804, the captains were in a quandary as the keelboats and pirogues traveled between future Nebraska and Iowa. They were well downriver from the Mandan-Hidatsa villages, from which they inten...

11/8/2018

Nathaniel Pryor MP (1772 - 1831)

"Hale"

A Sargent with Louis and Clark, his Mother was sister to Charles Floyds Dad. Charles also a Sargent with the Expedition. And also sister to Col. John Floyd. He Married into the Osage tribe, and with he...

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7/26/2011
11/8/2018
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7/26/2011

Nathaniel Pryor MP (1772 - 1831)

"Hale"

A Sargent with Louis and Clark, his Mother was sister to Charles Floyds Dad. Charles also a Sargent with the Expedition. And also sister to Col. John Floyd. He Married into the Osage tribe, and with he...

11/8/2018

Sgt. John Ordway (1775 - 1818)

John Ordway (c. 1775 – c. 1817), the youngest of ten siblings, was an important part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the United States. John Ordway was one of the sergeants from the United Sta...

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11/7/2018
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Sgt. John Ordway (1775 - 1818)

John Ordway (c. 1775 – c. 1817), the youngest of ten siblings, was an important part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the United States. John Ordway was one of the sergeants from the United Sta...

11/7/2018

Sgt. Charles Floyd MP (1780 - 1804)

From his English Wikipedia page: Floyd (1782 – August 20, 1804) was a United States explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and quartermaster in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native ...

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9/27/2008
11/7/2018
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9/27/2008

Sgt. Charles Floyd MP (1780 - 1804)

From his English Wikipedia page: Floyd (1782 – August 20, 1804) was a United States explorer, a non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army, and quartermaster in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A native ...

11/7/2018

George Drouillard, Lewis & Clark Exped. (1775 - c.1810)

"George", "Pierre", "Peter"

George Pierre Drouillard was a famous explorer and mountain man. Head Scout and second in command of the Louis and Clark Expedition. Killed by the Blackfeet Indians while trapping furs. Click here to r...

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4/7/2009
11/6/2018
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4/7/2009

George Drouillard, Lewis & Clark Exped. (1775 - c.1810)

"George", "Pierre", "Peter"

George Pierre Drouillard was a famous explorer and mountain man. Head Scout and second in command of the Louis and Clark Expedition. Killed by the Blackfeet Indians while trapping furs. Click here to r...

11/6/2018

George Shannon (1785–1836), the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and Lewis's dog Seaman), was born in Pennsylvania. He joined the Cor...

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6/22/2008
6/18/2017
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6/22/2008

George Shannon (1785–1836), the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (not counting the infant Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and Lewis's dog Seaman), was born in Pennsylvania. He joined the Cor...

6/18/2017

Hamilton Willard (1777–1865) was a blacksmith who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.ExpeditionAlexander had enlisted in a U.S. Army artillery company in 1800. During an unsuccessful search for Bake...

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6/17/2007
5/18/2016
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6/17/2007

Hamilton Willard (1777–1865) was a blacksmith who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.ExpeditionAlexander had enlisted in a U.S. Army artillery company in 1800. During an unsuccessful search for Bake...

5/18/2016

Private Joseph Whitehouse was born to James Whitehouse and Sarah Vaughn in Fairfax, Virginia in 1775. With his family, he moved to the state on Kentucky at the age of nine. He enlisted into the US army...

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2/26/2013
4/14/2016
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2/26/2013

Private Joseph Whitehouse was born to James Whitehouse and Sarah Vaughn in Fairfax, Virginia in 1775. With his family, he moved to the state on Kentucky at the age of nine. He enlisted into the US army...

4/14/2016

John Colter (the first mountain man) MP (c.1774 - 1812)

"Coulter", "Coalter"

Colter (c.1774 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804−1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered f...

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11/14/2008
7/29/2015
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11/14/2008

John Colter (the first mountain man) MP (c.1774 - 1812)

"Coulter", "Coalter"

Colter (c.1774 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804−1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered f...

7/29/2015

Toussaint Charbonneau MP (1767 - 1843)

Toussaint Charbonneau (March 20, 1767 - August 12, 1843) was a French-Canadian explorer and trader, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He is also known as the husband of Sacagawea .==Early...

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3/2/2008
7/29/2015
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Toussaint Charbonneau MP (1767 - 1843)

Toussaint Charbonneau (March 20, 1767 - August 12, 1843) was a French-Canadian explorer and trader, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He is also known as the husband of Sacagawea .==Early...

7/29/2015

Sacajawea "Bird Woman" MP (1788 - 1812)

"Sacagawea", "Sakakawea", "sækədʒəˈwiːə", "sack-uh-juh-WEE-uh", "səˌkɑːɡəˈweɪə", "suh-COG-uh-way-uh", "Sacajawea"

content to clean up In the early stages of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, at Fort Mandan on the Missouri River, an interpreter was engaged. This French-Canadian trader was named Toussaint Charbonneau....

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3/2/2008
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Sacajawea "Bird Woman" MP (1788 - 1812)

"Sacagawea", "Sakakawea", "sækədʒəˈwiːə", "sack-uh-juh-WEE-uh", "səˌkɑːɡəˈweɪə", "suh-COG-uh-way-uh", "Sacajawea"

content to clean up In the early stages of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, at Fort Mandan on the Missouri River, an interpreter was engaged. This French-Canadian trader was named Toussaint Charbonneau....

7/29/2015

William Clark MP (1770 - 1838)

"Corps of Discovery Co Leader"

William Clark (1770-1838), of the Lewis & Clark Expedition , was the son of Jonathan Clark & Ann Paulette Rogers. He married 1) Julia Hancock 2) Harriet Kennerly. from Oregon Pioneers - Lewis and C...

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10/11/2007
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William Clark MP (1770 - 1838)

"Corps of Discovery Co Leader"

William Clark (1770-1838), of the Lewis & Clark Expedition , was the son of Jonathan Clark & Ann Paulette Rogers. He married 1) Julia Hancock 2) Harriet Kennerly. from Oregon Pioneers - Lewis and C...

7/29/2015

Capt. Meriwether Lewis MP (1774 - 1809)

"Meri"

Meriwether Lewis BIRTH 18 Aug 1774, Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, British Colonial America DEATH 11 Oct 1809 (aged 35), Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Pioneer Cemetery, Hohe...

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3/17/2007
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Capt. Meriwether Lewis MP (1774 - 1809)

"Meri"

Meriwether Lewis BIRTH 18 Aug 1774, Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, British Colonial America DEATH 11 Oct 1809 (aged 35), Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA BURIAL Pioneer Cemetery, Hohe...

7/29/2015