Kierra's Social Timeline Chapter 2 By Kierra Fehr 1845 Franklin set sail for the north west passage Jan 1, 1846 John Torrington died from lead poisoning from the seal on the can of food 1847 Franklin's crew left note saying 24 men died and 104 lived and went to land 1848 Franklin's crew left a note saying 24 people died and 103 lived 1850 Searchers found 3 graves on Beechy island 1859 Puzzling clues turned up on King William Island 1859 Found the two notes left by Franklins crew 1984 Beattie lead a team of reserchers to beachy island to confirm a theory 1984 Beattie and his reasearch team set up camp on beechey island 1987 History Happens Artical was published 2014 Discovery of the HMS Erebus by King William Island Sep 12, 2016 Discovery of the HMS Terror found in Nunavut's Terror Bay