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Joel Polk 1775–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1775

Birth Location: Darlington District, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 dec 1883

Death Location: Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Father: General Jr.

Mother: Mary Wilson

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Joel Polk was born in 1775 in Darlington District, South Carolina, USA, the child of General Thomas Polk Jr And Mary Wilson. Joel Polk passed away in 1883 in Holmes, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Polk was born in 1775 in Darlington District, South Carolina, USA, the child of General Thomas Polk Jr And Mary Wilson.
  • Joel Polk passed away in 1883 in Holmes, Mississippi, USA.

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Joel Polk's Ancestors

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Joel Polk
1775–1883
Birth Place: Darlington District, South Carolina, USA
Parents
General Thomas Polk Jr.
1737–1805
W Nantmeat, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Wilson
1732–1780
Bristol Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Luke Polk) Sr.
1704–1807
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Lurviah (Vier) Johns
1699–1738
Cecil County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Jr.
1672–1781
Grace polk
1682–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt Pollock\Polke
1625–1703
Magdalen Trasker
1635–1727

Joel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1775
23 Oct 1775
Birth of Joel Polk in Darlington District, South Carolina, USA
Darlington District, South Carolina, USA
1883
20 dec 1883
Age 108
Death of Joel Polk in Holmes, Mississippi, USA
Holmes, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1775
    Event Place: Darlington District, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 dec 1883
    Event Place: Holmes, Mississippi, USA

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