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Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk 1815–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Illinois, United States

Father: Col. Esquire

Mother: Mary Shelby

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Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk was born in 1815 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Col Thomas Polk Esquire And Mary Keziah Shelby. Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk passed away in 1858 in Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk was born in 1815 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Col Thomas Polk Esquire And Mary Keziah Shelby.
  • Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk passed away in 1858 in Illinois, United States.

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Ezekiel Polk's Ancestors

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Ezekiel Polk
1815–1858
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Col. Thomas Polk Esquire
1757–1842
Anson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Keziah) Shelby
1768–1840
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Grizzie) Polk
1732–1799
Ireland
Col. (William Bruce) Polk
1733–1794
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Ggf
1700–1753
Margaret Ggm
1704–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
James Taylor
1673–1729
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705

Ezekiel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1815
1815
Birth of Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1858
1858
Age 43
Death of Ezekiel Lorenzo Leander Byron Polk in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Illinois, United States

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