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General Thomas POLK 1723–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Somerset County, MD

Death Date: 26 June 1794

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Margaret Taylor

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The story of General Thomas POLK began in 1723 in Somerset County, MD. General Thomas POLK passed away in 1794 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of General Thomas POLK began in 1723 in Somerset County, MD.
  • General Thomas POLK passed away in 1794 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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General POLK's Ancestors

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General POLK
1723–1794
Birth Place: Somerset County, MD
Parents
William Ezekiel Robert Polk Jr
1700–1757
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
Rapidan, Orange, VA, USA
Grandparents
** (Colonel James Taylor) II
1675–1729
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia, United States of America
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705
Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Taylor
1640–1706
Martha (Brashier)
1636–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

General POLK's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of General Thomas POLK in Somerset County, MD
Somerset County, MD
1794
26 June 1794
Age 71
Death of General Thomas POLK in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Somerset County, MD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1794
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

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