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Charles Polk 1803 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1803

Birth Location: Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7/25/1836

Death Location: Perry County, Indiana, USA

Father: Edward Polk

Mother: Achsah Meter

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The story of Charles Polk began in 1803 in Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA. Charles Polk passed away in 1836 in Perry County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Charles Polk began in 1803 in Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA.
  • Charles Polk passed away in 1836 in Perry County, Indiana, USA.

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Charles Polk's Ancestors

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Charles Polk
1803 – 1836
Birth Place: Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA
Parents
Edward Polk
1788 – 1814
Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
Achsah (Van) Meter
1786 – 1824
Berkeley County, Virginia
Grandparents
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-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

Charles Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1803
1803
Birth of Charles Polk in Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA
Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA
1836
7/25/1836
Age 33
Death of Charles Polk in Perry County, Indiana, USA
Perry County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1803
    Event Place: Knox, (Northwest Territory), Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7/25/1836
    Event Place: Perry County, Indiana, USA

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