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David Polk 1700–1773 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Somerset County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1773

Death Location: Dorchester, Maryland, USA

Father: James I

Mother: Elizabeth Laws

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In 1700, David Polk entered the world in Somerset County, Maryland, USA, born to James Polk I And Elizabeth Mary Williams Laws. David Polk passed away in 1773 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1700, David Polk entered the world in Somerset County, Maryland, USA, born to James Polk I And Elizabeth Mary Williams Laws.
  • David Polk passed away in 1773 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.

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David Polk's Ancestors

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David Polk
1700–1773
Birth Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Parents
James Polk I
1673–1727
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Mary Williams) Laws
1670–1719
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Bruce) Polke
1640–1699
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Magdalen (Tasker Porter) Polk
1634–1726
Cavanacor Castle, Donegal, Ireland
Charles Williams
1650–1686
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Roger Ireland
1606–1688
Alexander II
1626–1687
Ruth Tackling
1626–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
ALEXANDER Williams
1590–1628
ELIZABETH White
1605–1638
MARIA Covigneau
1600–

David Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of David Polk in Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
1773
1773
Age 73
Death of David Polk in Dorchester, Maryland, USA
Dorchester, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Somerset County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1773
    Event Place: Dorchester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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