Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10951/james-cook: accessed ), memorial page for James Cook (27 Oct 1728–14 Feb 1779), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10951, citing Kealakekua Bay, Captain Cook, Hawaii County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Find a …

Father of Captain James Cook, FRS, RN, British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. James and Grace Cook had eight children. Four died in childhood.

On 14 February 1779, English explorer Captain James Cook was violently killed as he attempted to kidnap Kalaniʻōpuʻu, the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii, after the native Hawaiians had stolen a longboat from Cook's expedition.

Sep 14, 2013 · A 27-foot-high obelisk looms up from the coastal forest to mark the place where British explorer Captain Cook met his violent end.

Aug 22, 2023 · Captain James Cook was killed in 1779 by the natives of Hawaii and his body dragged away to be cut up and roasted. Some time later his remains were given to the British Navy for burial at sea.

Jul 22, 2018 · Now, the new plaque is in its spot near where the captain met a violent end on Hawaii island. On Feb. 14, 1779, Cook and some of his men were killed on what is now Kealakekua State Historical...

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) 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.

inscription: in memory of the great circumnavigator, captain james cook, r.n. who discovered these islands on the 18th of january, 1778. and fell near this spot on the 14th of february, 1779. this monument was erected in november, a.d. 1874 by some of his fellow countrymen.

When Captain James Cook was born on 7 November 1728, in Marton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Cook, was 34 and his mother, Grace Pace, was 26. He married Elizabeth Batts on 21 December 1762, in St Margaret's Church, Barking, Essex, England.

Dec 17, 2022 · Grave stone for Grace Cook, with information for her husband James Cook and son Captain James Cook