Captain James COOK (1728-1779)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 27 Oct 1728

  • Marton, North Yorkshire, England, UK1

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Nov 1728 (age 7 dys)

  • St Cuthberts Church, Marton, North Yorkshire, England, UK1

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Captain, Explorer, Scientist, Royal Navy

  • Will:

  • 14 Jun 1776 (age 47)2

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  • Death:

  • 14 Feb 1779 (age 50)

  • Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA

  • Burial:

  • 21 Feb 1779

  • At Sea, off Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, USA

Additional Information

  • Birth:

  • Born in a humble "clay biggin" near Thornaby

Sources

1.

Parish Register for Baptism of James Cook and son of James Cook, day labourer, St Cuthberts, Marton, Yorkshire, England, UK, 3 November 1728.

2.

James Cook, Will. Cit. Date: 14 June 1776.