James Cook was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768–71, 1772–75, and 1776–79), ranging from the Antarctic ice fields to the Bering Strait and from the coasts of North America to Australia and New Zealand.
Apr 26, 2024
Captain James Cook FRS was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. Wikipedia
Born: October 27, 1728, Marton-in-Cleveland, United Kingdom
Died: February 14, 1779 (age 50 years), Kealakekua Bay, HI
Children: Nathaniel Cook, Joseph Cook, George Cook, and more
Spouse: Elizabeth Batts Cook (m. 1762–1779)
Parents: Grace Pace Cook and James Cook
Siblings: Margaret Cook, Christiana Cook, Jane Cook, and more
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The son of a farm labourer, James Cook (1728–1779) was born at Marton in Yorkshire. In 1747 he was apprenticed to James Walker, a shipowner and master ...