Joseph Bonaparte was connected to the United States…

.. in 1800 it was Joseph who signed the treaty between France and the US for Friendship and Commerce.  He lived mostly in the US from 1817-1832 in New York and Philadelphia.  His home was a sanctuary for French expatriates.

He built Point Breeze in Bordentown, New Jersey, and it burned down.  He rebuilt the house out of the barn.

(portraits: Joseph in about 1795-1805)