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Franklin Armstead Polk 1803 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1803

Birth Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 2 Jun 1887

Death Location: Maury, Tennessee, United States

Father: Major Polk

Mother: Jannette Knox

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In 1803, Franklin Armstead Polk entered the world in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox. Franklin Armstead Polk passed away in 1887 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1803, Franklin Armstead Polk entered the world in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, born to Major Samuel Wilson Polk and Jannette "Jane" Gracey Knox.
  • Franklin Armstead Polk passed away in 1887 in Maury, Tennessee, United States.

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Franklin Polk's Ancestors

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Franklin Polk
1803 – 1887
Birth Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Major Samuel Wilson Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Franklin) Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
James (Henry) Knox
1752 – 1794
Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lydia (Naomi) Gillespie
1753 – 1828
Salisbury, Rowan Co, Province of North Carolina, England, GB
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
William Thompson
1689 – 1753
Sarah Evans
1698 – 1730

Franklin Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1803
10 Apr 1803
Birth of Franklin Armstead Polk in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1887
2 Jun 1887
Age 84
Death of Franklin Armstead Polk in Maury, Tennessee, United States
Maury, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1803
    Event Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, United States

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