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Captain Cook Was Born
Captain Cook was born in November 7,1728 in Marton ,UK. -
Cook Moved To A Local School
Cook's family moved to Great Ayton,where he attended the local school. -
Cook Apprenticed
Cook apprenticed to William Sanderson,Haberdasher and gracer of Saithes. -
Cook Apprenticed
Cook apprenticed to John Walker, a whitby shipowner. -
Cook Joined The Royal Navy
Cook joined the Royal Navy and saw active service in the English channel and Atlantic. -
Cook Joined The Fleet To Canada
During the Seven Years War he sailed with the Fleet to Canada where he learned to survey and assisted with the chartingof the ST. Lawrence River. -
Cook Gets Married
Cook returned to England and married Elizabeth Batts -
Cook Was Chosen to Lead An Expedition
Cook was chosen to lead an expedition to the South Seas. He left Plymouth [AUG] and traveled Via Madeira [SEP] Rio De Janiro [NOV-DEC andTierra del Fuego [JAN69] to Tahiti -
Cook Died
News of Cook's death reached Britan [Jan] before the Resilution and Discovery arrived back in England [Oct].