He is estimated to be born near london, around 1570. The only problem was that he was always blocked by ice when he. They had three sons together and their names were oliver, richard, and john. New york had the highest population of hudson families in 1840. Spelling in the 16th and 17th centuries was seldom consistent and often done by the sound of the word rather than by a specified rule. Henry is also well educated, and at some point he married a woman named katherine. It was hudsons claim that he could find a shorter, icefree passage to markets and trade routes in asia. This topic includes challenge, makeamap, makeamovie, creative coding, primary source, worksheet, and graphic organizer, available only on desktop andor tablet. He started working as a cabin boy and worked his way up to ship s captain.
English explorer and navigator henry hudson made four difficult and dangerous sea voyages seeking a shortcut from europe to the far east. A 16th and 17th century british explorer, henry hudson is best known for his discovery. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The antecedents and early life of hudson are obscure. Joseph lowthian hudson october 17, 1846 july 5, 1912, a. The rain caused huge waves that would come and flood the deck and the crew would have to use buckets and scoop the water off the boat.
If he could find a clear, icefree passage that went through the arctic, then hed be able to cut off a lot of travel time from the current trade routes. Henry hudson was an english explorer and captain who lived from 1565 to 1611. Henry hudson s life is undocumented prior to his famous voyages. Henry hudson was born circa 1837, at birth place, to henry hudson and ann hudson. Couple photos children genealogy movie posters mary painting couple shots film poster painting art. Hudson, henry, english navigator and discoverer, and, in a sense, a founding father of both new york city and the hudsons bay company. Henry hudson historical records and family trees myheritage. Henrys family is likely wealthy, and his own grandfather created a trading company called the muscovy company. While he didnt find the passage, hudson did explore the region. June 22, 1611 place of birth england, united kingdom place of death in or near the hudson bay, canada. Henry hudson was an english sea explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. In 1625, purchas also published an important book recording the voyages. He started working as a cabin boy and worked his way up to ships captain. David hudson, a modern american descendant of henry hudson, put together a family tree, helped in part by records kept by the church of latter day saints, the hudson family association hfa and the hudson family history by van alan hudson.
His grandfather was named in queen marys charter, 6 feb. Hudson s first search for the northwest passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the. William18 was born in october 18, in plymouth england uk. Jan 01, 2005 the surviving records of henry hudson s four voyages of 160710 are apparently scant but provided enough information to be used in a previous history of his explorations donald johnsons charting the sea of darkness, 1992. The most hudson families were found in the usa in 1880. Henry hudson 15651611 was an english explorer and navigator who helped with the first european explorations of the arctic ocean and northeastern north america. Henry hudson made his first voyage west from england in 1607, when he was hired to find a shorter route to asia from europe through the arctic ocean. The hudson bay and hudson river are named after intrepid english explorer henry hudson. He was married to a women named katherine and had three sons. English explorer henry hudson made two unsuccessful sailing voyages in search of an icefree passage to asia. Kids learn about the biography and life of explorer henry hudson. Although he failed to find it, his adventures added greatly to knowledge of the arctic and north america.
Ian chadwicks biography of henry hudson early years and. At that point, acting outside his instructions, hudson pointed the ship west and decided to try to seek a westerly. Henry dreamed of exploring, inspired by his role model, christopher columbus, who was the first one to sail to a new land by going west. This hopeless quest led hudson to explore the eastern coast of greenland, gain more accurate information about. According to doyle, hudson was a student at a school of seamanship, and is stated to have actually grown and spent most of his youth near the sea. Jan 25, 2016 english explorer henry hudson was determined to find the northwest passage via the arctic circle even after his crew mutinied. Henry hudson was born in london, england in 1565 to a wealthy family. Henry hudson biography childhood, life achievements.
In 1840 there were 204 hudson families living in new york. Hudson also supplied the seed capital for the establishment, in 1909, of roy d. Several of his children migrated to the new world and his descendants are still in. Find henry hudson s phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Henry hudson was the english navigator who crossed the atlantic ocean in 1609 and became the first european to sail up what is now the hudson river in new york. Plus a short story based on henry hudson s journal. Not much is known for certain about henry hudson s life, or any voyages he took, before he appears in written records, in 1607. Despite explicit instructions from the voc to return home should he not find. He also had three brothers named john, thomas, and christopher. He discovered the hudson river in 1609, initiating the dutch colonization of new york. Henry hudson was an explorer and navigator in the early 17th century. He discovered a river in new york for the dutch east india company, who named it the hudson river. This is henry hudsons wife and children henry hudson. Known alternate spellings of names and places are given in parentheses.
A bibliography and links to other henry hudson resources. Henry hudson appears as a character in the margaret peterson haddix book torn. What he found were found seals and whales and other wildlife in the cold waters. Henry hudson discovered the hudson river, hudson strait and hudson bay on his search. Henry hudson was hired by england to find a sea route to from england, through the north pole, to reach china and india. Both countries established trading posts and settlements based on his explorations. Henry hudson 10 facts on the famous english explorer. The crew put hudson off the ship and into another ship.
Finally, fed up with hudson s leadership, the crew mutinied in 1611, forcing the explorer, his son, and those sick with scurvy onto a small lifeboat and setting them adrift in the bay. He never discovered the passage, but he did provide the world with knowledge on the. Historians know very little of henry hudsons youth. He had to send his log book of information on without him. Henry hudson, english navigator and explorer who tried to discover a short route from europe to asia through the arctic ocean during the 17th. Gracie, bailey, and delaney accomplishments hudson was a very accomplished man. Henry hudson explorers for kids and teachers free lesson. Nov 06, 2014 hudsons theory was essentially correct.
Biography early life not much is known about henry hudsons early life prior to his first. It is largely believed that hudson spent many years at sea. Henry hudson s grandfather was also called henry hudson, according to hakluyt, although some sources identify him as hudson s father. He spent many years at sea, starting in the position of cabin boy before eventually reaching the level of captain. The crew put hudson off the ship and into a small boat. Hudson s discoveries and maps proved valuable to both the dutch and the english. His main goal was to find the northwest passage to asia, going around the artic circle. Hudsons first search for the northwest passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the hudson river in 1610 a group of london merchants, later to be known as the advhenry hudson 16091611 henry hudson accomplishments. Henry hudsons grand dad was the founder and the executive of the muscovy company, a terrific british company in the 15th century. The hudson family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. The leaders of the mutiny were henry greene and robert juet.
The surviving records of henry hudson s four voyages of 160710 are apparently scant but provided enough information to be used in a previous history of his explorations donald johnsons charting the sea of darkness, 1992. In 1909 the 300th anniversary was the biggest celebration ever held in new york. Hudson started his first voyage when he was only sixteen. Tips and strategies for dating and identifying your ancestors photos from the 1800s and early 1900s. In 1609, he embarked on a third voyage funded by the dutch east india company that. He discovered hudson bay and hudson river in north america. G most likely the first place hudsons first steps onto the soil of the new world was along the coast of staten island. Learn more about his lifelong search in this video. Hudsons first search for the northwest passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the. Henry hudson was an early 17th century english navigator and explorer. Even the paintings and images commonly used to portray. That year he, his son john, and 10 companions set sail to find a passage by the north pole to japan and china. He started as a cabin boy and then gradually worked his way up to being a ships.
On henry hudson s second voyage he encountered at the least seven storms. Hudson became famous as an english explorer, traveling and mapping the northeastern united. He first appears in 1607 already in middle life and of international reputation. At some point in his life henry married a woman named. Henry hudson henry hudson active 16071611 was an english navigator who explored areas of america for england and the netherlands. His goal was to find the northwest passage to bring the europeans to asia. Hudson made two attempts to find a prospective northwest passage to china via a route above the arctic circle while in the employ of the dutch east india company. Nothing more is known about him until the spring of 1607.
I was looking for a biography of hudson, but this book, while including the little that is known about him, is half of the authors own experiences in the areas hudson. Violating a leni lenape burial ground in what would become atlantic highlands would have fatal effects on henry hudsons crew, according to legend. He was probably born in or near the city of london sometime between 1560 and 1570. In that year he was employed by the english muscovy company to seek a short route to china by way of the. English explorer henry hudson was determined to find the northwest passage via the arctic circle even after his crew mutinied. The forgotten history of hudson, amsterdam and new york. When some members of henry hudson s crew set off to find food on the shore, the first nations attacked.
Henry hudson 16091611 henry hudson accomplishments. Violating a leni lenape burial ground in what would become atlantic highlands would have fatal effects on henry hudsons. Henry hudson and the dream of america is the definitive, yet nearly forgotten, story of explorer henry hudson s search for the northwest passage in the year 1610, based on the journals and logbooks of hudson and members of his crew. No contemporary painting or portrait of henry hudson has ever been found and. James hudson born 18, assumed in lancashire, parents henry hudson and mary elizabeth possibly walker, left liverpool in 1820 with his mother and an infant brother richard. Sandler, author of dozens of travel guides, converts the hudson documentation into a travelogue to several of hudson s. The exact date and place of birth for hudson is not known. Hudson genealogy and hudson family history information. Henry hudson s four voyages, 16071611 on his ships hopewell, half moon and discovery. Elizabeth was born in 1815, in maidstone kent england uk. People knew very little about henry hudson s childhood.
It is likely that his family was wealthy and that his grandfather founded a trading company called the muscovy company. The arrival of henry hudson in new york has been celebrated before. Henry hudson was a famed explorer who searched for a passage across the northern part of the atlantic ocean to asia. Fifty years later princess beatrix now queen of the netherlands visited new york in honor of hudsons 350th anniversary and was treated to a ticker tape parade along broadway. Hudson, was the merchant who founded the hudson s department store in detroit, michigan. Hudson s first search for the northwest passage in 1609 yielded the discovery of the mouth of the hudson river in 1610 a group of london merchants, later to be known as the advhenry hudson 16091611 henry hudson accomplishments. Henry hudson with his son john made his first known voyage in 1607 in the.
Hudson died during an exploration trip when his crew did not want to continue the trip. Click here for a table of five generations of henry hudson s family tree. Hudson was probably trying to gather additional information on the. Murphy, while united states minister at the hague, discovered a copy of hudson s contract, which shows that the original was executed, 6 january, 1609, at amsterdam, that he signed his name henry hudson, and that in the body of the instrument he was also named henry and not hendrik hudson. He embarked on multiple sailing voyages not only for the english, but also for the. James hudson married antoinette annie lehman and had several children, certainly charles william hudson and annie antoinette hudson, my ancestor and three. Chapins automotive venture, which chapin named the hudson motor car company in honor of j. He had attempted to find a northern route from europe to asia, and although he did not find one, he did explore three waterways in north america that were named after him including the hudson strait, hudson bay and the hudson river. Despite clear instructions from the dutch, hudson ended up taking a different route. Hudson was trying to find a northwest passage to cathay which is now called china. The only problem was that he was always blocked by ice when he attempted to get to russia.
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