Captain James Cook

By nboban

  • 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].