# Stenton 2021: DNA identification of a sailor from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage expedition

> Douglas R. Stenton, Stephen Fratpietro, Anne Keenleyside et al., 2021. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first identification.

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# DNA identification of a sailor from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage expedition

Douglas R. Stenton, Stephen Fratpietro, Anne Keenleyside et al., 2021. _Polar Record 57: e14_.

A Y-chromosome haplotype match between skeletal remains from King William Island and a paternal descendant identifies Warrant Officer John Gregory, Engineer, HMS Erebus: the first expedition member identified by DNA and genealogy.

**Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)** Articledoi: **[10.1017/s0032247421000061](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000061)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first identification.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Most can be identified by matching archaeological DNA to descendants traced by genealogy.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/answers/ANS0D59K66G6RQV/most-can-be-identified-by-matching-archaeological-dna-to)

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[John Gregory is identified by DNA, the first expedition member named this way](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/events/EVT0D59JXWW46KC/john-gregory-is-identified-by-dna-the-first-expedition)

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[John Gregory](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition/people/FIG0D59JSZW2EC4/john-gregory)

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[The Franklin expedition (HMS Erebus and HMS Terror)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/franklin-expedition)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Stenton, D. R., Fratpietro, S., Keenleyside, A., & Park, R. W. (2021). DNA identification of a sailor from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage expedition. Polar Record 57: e14. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000061
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247421000061)

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