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Charles Polk 1782 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1782

Birth Location: IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA

Death Date: 26 Aug 1845

Death Location: WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA

Father: Charles Polke

Mother: Delilah Tyler

Spouse(s): MARGARET McQUAID

Children(s): JAMES POLK, DELILAH POLK, LUCINDA POLK, WILLIAM POLK, NANCY POLK, EDMOND POLK, CHARLES POLK, ISAAC POLK, JOHN POLK, MARGARET POLK

The story of Charles Polk III began in 1782 in IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA. Charles Polk III married MARGARET ( 3 GGM ) McQUAID, and had children including JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK, DELILAH ( THE 3RD ) POLK, LUCINDA POLK, WILLIAM BRUCE POLK, NANCY POLK, EDMOND POLK, CHARLES POLK, ISAAC POLK, JOHN POLK, MARGARET (JR.) POLK. Charles Polk III passed away in 1845 in WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Polk III began in 1782 in IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA.
  • Charles Polk III married MARGARET ( 3 GGM ) McQUAID, and had children including JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK, DELILAH ( THE 3RD ) POLK, LUCINDA POLK, WILLIAM BRUCE POLK, NANCY POLK, EDMOND POLK, CHARLES POLK, ISAAC POLK, JOHN POLK, MARGARET (JR.) POLK.
  • Charles Polk III passed away in 1845 in WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Polke
1744 – 1823
Birth Location: Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Birth Location: Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET McQUAID
1785 – 1855
Birth Location: SHELBY CO., KY
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Children(s)

JAMES POLK
1804 – 1886
Birth Location: SHELBY CO., KY
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DELILAH POLK
1806 – 1874
Birth Location: –
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LUCINDA POLK
1808 – 1814
Birth Location: –
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WILLIAM POLK
1810 – 1814
Birth Location: –
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NANCY POLK
1812 – 1835
Birth Location: –
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EDMOND POLK
1816 – 1861
Birth Location: –
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CHARLES POLK
1820 – 1839
Birth Location: –
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ISAAC POLK
1825 – 1898
Birth Location: KNOX CO., IN
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JOHN POLK
1826 – 1881
Birth Location: –
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MARGARET POLK
1830 – 1872
Birth Location: –
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Charles Polk's Ancestors

Self
Charles Polk
1782 – 1845
Birth Place: IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA
Parents
Charles "Indian Fighter" Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt (Charles Polk "Indian Trader of the) Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Philidelphia, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Nancy (Ann) Langley
1732 – 1820
Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
John Knox
1639 – 1758
Edmund Darby*
1639 – 1703
Mary Need
1645 – 1703
Edward *
1695 – 1726
Elizabeth Duvall
1697 – 1770
Benjamin Duvall
1692 – 1774
Sophia (Griffith)
1691 – 1730
Dennis *
1690 – 1735
Jennifer 7
1700 –
John Mendenhall
1688 – 1765

Charles Polk's Descendants

1.
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Charles Polk (27 Oct 1782 – 26 Aug 1845) m. MARGARET (( 3 GGM )) McQUAID (10 JAN 1785 – 19 JAN 1855)
  1. 1. JAMES (( 2nd g gf )) POLK (1804 SEPT 5 – 1886 JULY 22)
  2. 2. DELILAH (( THE 3RD )) POLK (1806 – 1874)
  3. 3. LUCINDA POLK (1808 – 1814)
  4. 4. WILLIAM (BRUCE) POLK (1810 – 1814)
  5. 5. NANCY POLK (1812 – 1835)
  6. 6. EDMOND POLK (1816 – 1861)
  7. 7. CHARLES POLK (1820 – 1839)
  8. 8. ISAAC POLK (1825 NOV 9 – 1898 JULY 27)
  9. 9. JOHN POLK (1826 – 1881)
  10. 10. MARGARET ((JR.)) POLK (1830 – 1872)

Charles Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1782
27 Oct 1782
Birth of Charles Polk III in IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA
IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA
1845
26 Aug 1845
Age 63
Death of Charles Polk III in WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA
WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1782
    Event Place: IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1845
    Event Place: WIDNER TWP, KNOX CO., INDIANA BURIAL IN OAKTOWN CITY CEM. OAKTOWN, INDIANA
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