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John Lee Polk 1774–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: , York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 09 Jul 1809

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

Father: Col Polk

Mother: Mary *

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Children(s):

In 1774, John Lee Polk entered the world in , York, South Carolina, USA, born to Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk And Mary Jane Winslow Wilson. John Lee Polk passed away in 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1774, John Lee Polk entered the world in , York, South Carolina, USA, born to Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk And Mary Jane Winslow Wilson.
  • John Lee Polk passed away in 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States.

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Children(s)

John Polk's Ancestors

Self
John Polk
1774–1809
Birth Place: , York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Col Ezekiel Franklin Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Jane Winslow Wilson) *
1746–1791
, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Lt (Col William Bruce) Polk
1700–1753
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Margaret Taylor
1704–1763
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Colonel Taylor
1674–1729
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Taylor
1652–1698
Mary Gregory
1665–1747

John Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of John Lee Polk in , York, South Carolina, USA
, York, South Carolina, USA
1809
09 Jul 1809
Age 35
Death of John Lee Polk in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: , York, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Jul 1809
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States

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