7W-13 franklin Expedition By 7W-13 Jan 1, 1845 Franklin set sail for northwest pastage With 129 crew aboard the ship Jan 1, 1846 John Torrington died Jan 1, 1847 One note was writen by the crew of Franklins men Jan 1, 1848 Second note was writen Jan 1, 1850 Seachers found 3 graves on beetchey island Jan 1, 1859 Some puzzling clues were found on king William Island Jan 1, 1981 Beattie collected bone samples from skeletal remains on King William Island from Franklins men with high levels of lead Jan 1, 1984 Dr. Owen Beattie led a team of resreachers to beechey island To confirm a theory that they had Jan 1, 1984 beattie went to find John torringtons body Sep 1, 2014 franklins ship found Oct 1, 2014 Stephen Harper declared at it was indeed franklins ship Nov 20, 2015 Franklins timeline being created