What key details about benjamin morrell can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: benjamin morrell -lrb- july 5 , 1795 -- 1838 or 1839 ? -rrb- was an american sea captain , explorer and trader who made a number of voyages , mainly to the atlantic , the southern ocean and the pacific islands . in a ghost-written memoir , '' a narrative of four voyages '' , which describes his sea-going life between 1823 and 1832 , morrell included numerous claims of discovery and achievement , many of which have been disputed by geographers and historians , and in some cases have been proved false . he ended his career as a fugitive , having wrecked his ship and misappropriated parts of the salvaged cargo . morrell had an eventful early career , running away to sea at the age of 17 and being twice captured and imprisoned by the british during the war of 1812 . he subsequently sailed before the mast for several years before being appointed as chief mate , and later as captain , of the new york sealer '' wasp '' . in 1823 he took '' wasp '' for an extended voyage into subantarctic waters , and on his return made unsubstantiated claims to have travelled beyond 70 s and to have sighted new coastlines in the area now known as the weddell sea . his subsequent voyages mainly centered on the pacific , where he attempted to develop trading relations with the indigenous populations . although morrell wrote of the enormous potential wealth to be obtained from the pacific trade , his endeavours were , in the main , commercially unprofitable . despite his reputation among his contemporaries for untruth and fantasy , morrell has been defended by some later commentators who , while questioning his general reliability , maintain that not all his life was fraud and exaggeration . they believe that aside from the bombast and boastful tone of the account that carries his name , there is evidence that he carried out useful work , such his discovery of large-scale guano deposits which led to the development of a full-scale industry . he is believed to have died in 1838 or 1839 , in mozambique ; there is , however , evidence...
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- death place is portuguese mozambique- death date is 1839 1795- spouse is abby jane , nee wood- parents is benjamin morrell sr , mother 's name unknown- children is son , william morrell- birth date is 5 july 1795- name is benjamin morrell- image is morrell.jpg- birth place is rye , westchester county , new york- occupation is sea captain