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John Cabot

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John Cabot Famous memorial

Original Name
Giovanni Caboto
Birth
Italy
Death
1498 (aged 42–43)
At Sea
Burial
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Explorer. Navigator, born possibly in Genoa, who discovered the mainland of North America. Little is known about his life. About 1490 he settled in Bristol England, and set sail in 1497 with two ships, accompanied by his three sons, sighting Cape Breton I and Nova Scotia on 24 June. He set out on another voyage in 1498, and died at sea.
Explorer. Navigator, born possibly in Genoa, who discovered the mainland of North America. Little is known about his life. About 1490 he settled in Bristol England, and set sail in 1497 with two ships, accompanied by his three sons, sighting Cape Breton I and Nova Scotia on 24 June. He set out on another voyage in 1498, and died at sea.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Erik Lander
  • Added: Jul 20, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6623042/john-cabot: accessed ), memorial page for John Cabot (23 May 1455–1498), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6623042; Buried or Lost at Sea; Maintained by Find a Grave.