7W-12 Franklin Expedition By 7W-12 Jan 1, 1845 Franklin set sail for the NorthWest passage Nov 20, 1845 Franklins crew leaves Britain with 129 men Jan 1, 1846 John Torrington died from freezing to death Jan 1, 1850 seachers found three graves on beachy island Nov 20, 1859 people found notes from 1847-1848 on king williams island Jan 1, 1984 in one of the three graves John Tourington lay buried Aug 23, 1984 they figured out that John died from lead Nov 20, 1984 Dr. Owen Beattie led a team to find evendice to confirm a theary Sep 9, 2014 found one of Franklins Ships Nov 20, 2015 Franklin Exedition time line created