Amy,

My mother is a double first cousin to you grandmother, Emily "Toots" Saeland. Your grandmother's parents were Josephine Sharbono and Joseph Lafrinier; my mother's parents were Agnes Sharbono and Antoine LaFreniere (in spite of the difference in spelling, they were full brothers). I am skeptical as to any relationship to Sacajawea because any relationship would have been through her husband, Toussaint. Albert Sharbono, Josephine's father, came to Minnesota in the 1860's and he was born in St. Lawrence County, New York. Toussaint, as I understand it, was in the fur trade in the early part of the century and had been in the western area for sometime. I grew up believing that there was a relationship but as I get more and more into geneology, my skepticism grows. My grandmother also told me the family was related to Queen Victoria; I can find no basis for this claim. I have much information on your family from about 1870 on. Let me know what you're interested in and I'll try and get it for you.

Kathe Powers