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Ezekiel Polk 1747–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 December 1747

Birth Location: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 31 August 1824

Death Location: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Polk

Mother: Margaret Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Wilson

Children(s): Samuel Polk

Ezekiel Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Polk And Margaret Taylor. Ezekiel Polk married Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, and had children including Samuel Polk. Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Polk was born in 1747 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of William Polk And Margaret Taylor.
  • Ezekiel Polk married Mary Jane Winslow Wilson, and had children including Samuel Polk.
  • Ezekiel Polk passed away in 1824 in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Ezekiel Polk's Ancestors

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Ezekiel Polk
1747–1824
Birth Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
William Polk
1700–1757
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Grandparents
William (Bruce Polk) I
1664–1738
County Donegal, Ireland
Ann (Nancy) Knox
1664–1717
County Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Polke
1640–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1642–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Tasker
1606–1688
Magadalen Porter
1610–1710

Ezekiel Polk's Descendants

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Ezekiel Polk (7 December 1747–31 August 1824) m. Mary (Jane Winslow) Wilson (1746–29 Nov 1791)
  1. 1. Samuel Polk 1772–1827 m. Jean (Gracy) Knox 1776–1852
    1. 1. James (Knox " Young Hickory" Polk 11th President of) U.S. 1795–1849 m. Sarah (Childress First) Lady 1803–1891
      1. 1. Charles (Taylor) Polk 1818–
      2. 2. Lovena (Elizabeth) Polk 1833–1910
      3. 3. Mary (Adelaid) Polk 1818–1863
      4. 4. Sallie Polk 1843–
    2. 2. Naomi (Tate) Harris 1809–1836
    3. 3. Ophelia (Clarissa) Hayes 1812–1851
    4. 4. Samuel (Washington) Polk 1817–1839
    5. 5. William (Hawkins) Polk 1815–1862
    6. 6. Franklin (Ezekiel) Polk 1802–1831
    7. 7. John (Lee) Polk 1807–1831
    8. 8. Jane (Maria) Walker 1798–1876
    9. 9. Marshall (Tate) Polk 1805–1831

Ezekiel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1747
7 December 1747
Birth of Ezekiel Polk in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1824
31 August 1824
Age 77
Death of Ezekiel Polk in Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 December 1747
    Event Place: Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 August 1824
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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