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JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK 1804 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1804 SEPT 5

Birth Location: SHELBY CO., KY

Death Date: 1886 JULY 22

Death Location: Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME

Father: Charles Polk

Mother: MARGARET McQUAID

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In 1804, JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK entered the world in SHELBY CO., KY, born to Charles Polk and MARGARET ( 3 GGM ) McQUAID. JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK passed away in 1886 in Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME.

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Biography

  • In 1804, JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK entered the world in SHELBY CO., KY, born to Charles Polk and MARGARET ( 3 GGM ) McQUAID.
  • JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK passed away in 1886 in Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME.

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JAMES POLK's Ancestors

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JAMES POLK
1804 – 1886
Birth Place: SHELBY CO., KY
Parents
Charles Polk
1782 – 1845
IN CAPTIVITY AT FT. DETROIT, MI, USA
MARGARET (( 3 GGM )) McQUAID
1785 – 1855
SHELBY CO., KY
Grandparents
Charles ("Indian Fighter") Polke
1744 – 1823
Prince George's, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Delilah Tyler
1755 – 1797
Mecklenberg Shepherdstown, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Potomac"
1703 – 1753
Christian Cartledge
1714 – 1779
Edward Tyler
1734 – 1802
Nancy Langley
1732 – 1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
Edmund Cartledge
1689 – 1740
Anne Richardson
Samuel Tyler
1714 – 1767
Susannah Duvall
1714 – 1782
Jonathan Langley
1720 – 1758
Sarah Mendenhall
1723 – 1815

JAMES POLK's Timeline

2 Records

1804
1804 SEPT 5
Birth of JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK in SHELBY CO., KY
SHELBY CO., KY
1886
1886 JULY 22
Age 82
Death of JAMES ( 2nd g gf ) POLK in Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME
Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1804 SEPT 5
    Event Place: SHELBY CO., KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886 JULY 22
    Event Place: Oaktown, Indiana, USA @@ HOME

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