John, Simcoe, 1710-1759
A captain in the Royal Navy who commanded the 60-gun HMS Pembroke during the siege of Louisbourg, with James Cook as his sailing master. He died of pneumonia on 15 May 1759 on board his ship in the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River a few months prior to the siege of Quebec, and was buried at sea.
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| creatorOf | [Essays and journal : manuscript]. | Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library |
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| parentOf | Simcoe, John Graves, 1752-1806. | person |
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| Louisbourg | 07 | CA | |
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Birth 1710
Death 1759-05-15
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