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1845 Franklin expedition member identified using DNA A new report has identified crewman of the previously unknown remains found on Nunavut's King William Island in 1993 This skull, known as Cranium 80, was formally documented on the western coast of Nunavut's King William Island in 1993, and was believed to belong to a member of the ill-fated Franklin expedition. Recent DNA testing definitively linked it to crewman John Gregory. (Photo: Andrew Gregg) May 3, 2021 For the first time in more than 170 years, it has finally proven possible to identify the remains of one of the men who sailed with...
TORONTO -- A sailor of the doomed 1845 Franklin Arctic expedition was identified using DNA from a living relative in South Africa, marking the first time a crew member of that infamous voyage has been positively identified this way. The skeletal and tooth remains were confirmed to belong to Warrant Officer John Gregory, an engineer aboard HMS Erebus, according to scientists at the University of Waterloo (UW), Lakehead University, and Trent University. "Having John Gregory's remains being the first to be identified via genetic analysis is an incredible day for our family, as well as all...
DNA used to ID sailor from doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition with living relative The 1845 Franklin Expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic resulted in the deaths of nearly 130 sailors, and left more questions than answers. But 176 years later, a DNA match has identified the skeletal remains of a sailor aboard HMS Erebus. Social Sharing