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James Polk 1738–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1738

Birth Location: Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

Death Date: Bef. 09 Aug 1799

Death Location: Reading, York, Pennsylvania

Father: James Polk

Mother: Margaret Lowry

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James Polk was born in 1738 in Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, the child of James Polk And Margaret Lowry. James Polk passed away in 1799 in Reading, York, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • James Polk was born in 1738 in Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, the child of James Polk And Margaret Lowry.
  • James Polk passed away in 1799 in Reading, York, Pennsylvania.

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James Polk's Ancestors

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James Polk
1738–1799
Birth Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Parents
James Polk
1716–1773
Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Margaret Lowry
1720–1773
Dauphin Co old, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James Polk
1673–1727
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Mary Williams
1670–1719
Little Manny, Somerset, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Captain 2
1625–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1634–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Pollock
1580–1660
Jean Lady
1600–1625
Col Ireland)
1606–1688
Magdalen Porter
1610–1727

James Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1738
Abt. 1738
Birth of James Polk in Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
1799
Bef. 09 Aug 1799
Age 61
Death of James Polk in Reading, York, Pennsylvania
Reading, York, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1738
    Event Place: Hopewell, Cumberland, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 09 Aug 1799
    Event Place: Reading, York, Pennsylvania

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