Father: Lindsay (Linsey) Carson, Father: John Charles Frémont, of of North Carolina and France and of Virginia. Kentucky. Mother: Rebecca Robinson, of Mother: Anne Beverley Pryor, of Virginia. Virginia. Reared without education, on the Educated by tutor and college at Missouri frontier. Charleston, S. Carolina. Apprenticed to a harness-maker 1833–1836――Teacher of Mathematics at Franklin, Mo.――1825. to Midshipmen on Sloop-of-War Natchez. On the Santa Fé Trail at 1836――Commissioned Professor of Fifteen――1826. Mathematics in the Navy, Assigned to the Frigate Independence. Interpreter and Teamster, in 1837–1838――Railroad and Army New Mexico and Old Surveyor. Mexico――1827–1829. Trapper to 1838――Commissioned Second California――1829–1830. Lieutenant, Topographical Engineers, U. S. A. Rocky Mountain 1838–1839――Government Survey of Trapper――1830–1838. Upper Mississippi River, under J. N. Nicollet. Married an Arapahoe Indian 1841――Married Jessie Benton of girl――1835. Washington. Hunter and Captain of Trappers, 1841――Survey of Lower Des Moines at Bent’s Fort and River. Taos――1838–1842. Hunter with the Frémont First 1842――First Government Exploring Expedition――1842. Expedition, to the South Pass and Frémont’s Peak. Married Josefa Jaramillo of 1843–1844――Second Government Taos――1843. Exploring Expedition, to the Salt Lake, to the Columbia, south through California, back by the Spanish Trail and the Rocky Mountains. Hunter and General Assistant 1845――Promoted by brevet to with Frémont Second First Lieutenant and Captain. Expedition――1843–1844. Goes to Ranching in New 1845–1846――Third Government Mexico――1845. Exploring Expedition, across the Great Basin into Northern California. Guide and General Assistant 1846――As Major Commands a with the Frémont Third Battalion for the Conquest Expedition――1845–1846. of California.