7W-23 Franklin Expedition By 7W-23 Jan 1, 1845 Franklin sets sail to Nrthwest passage Jan 1, 1846 Jhon Torrington, who died Jan 1, 1847 Franklin's crew had left two notes dating from 1847 and 1848 Jan 1, 1850 Searchers found three graves on Beechey Island Jan 1, 1859 Some puzzlinfg clues turned up on King William Island Jan 1, 1981 Beattie had collected bone samples from the skeletal remains of one of franklins men King William Island Jan 1, 1984 Dr. Owen Beattie from the university of alberta led a team of researchers to Beechey Island Aug 1, 1984 IT took them days to hack through the ice that covered Torrington's coffin Sep 1, 2014 One of franklins ships were found Oct 1, 2014 Canadas priminister confermed the finding of one of the franklin ships Nov 20, 2015 Franklin time line created