7W-09 Franklin Expedition By 7W-09 Jan 1, 1845 Franklin sets sail for Northwest Passage He had 129 men with him on his voyage Jan 1, 1846 John Torrington died John Torrington died January 1st 1846 when he was 20 years old Jan 1, 1847 First note written Jan 1, 1848 Second note written Jan 1, 1850 Searchers found 3 graves on Beechey Island Jan 1, 1859 2 notes from Franklins crew found Jan 1, 1981 Bone samples collected from sceleton of one of Franklins men Aug 1, 1984 John Torringtons body found on Beechey Island Picture of John Torringtons body when found Jan 1, 2014 HMS Erebus found west of O'Reilly Island Oct 1, 2014 Harper conferms the finding of the HMS Erebus Nov 20, 2015 Franklin Expidition Timeline Created
