I am thrilled today to be able to share an update on the DNA study being done to identify the men who died on the Franklin expedition.
I am thrilled today to be able to share an update on the DNA study being done to identify the men who died on the Franklin expedition.
Abraham Seely was an able seaman aboard HMS Erebus on the 1845 Franklin expedition. According to the muster books, he was born in Gravesend, Kent and was 34 years old, which puts his birth around 1811. This was his first entry into service.