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John Lee Polk 1775 – 1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: York, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 July 1809

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Ezekiel Polk

Mother: Mary Winslow

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Lee Polk began in 1775 in York, York, South Carolina, USA. John Lee Polk passed away in 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Lee Polk began in 1775 in York, York, South Carolina, USA.
  • John Lee Polk passed away in 1809 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

John Polk's Ancestors

Self
John Polk
1775 – 1809
Birth Place: York, York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Ezekiel Franklin Polk
1747 – 1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane "Maria" Wilson) Winslow
1746 – 1791
Lunenburg, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Ezekiel Robert) Polk
1700 – 1753
Whitehall, Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk*
1664 – 1739
Ann Knox-Owens
1662 – 1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Polk
1625 – 1704
Magdalen Tasker
1637 – 1727
John Knox
1639 – 1758

John Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of John Lee Polk in York, York, South Carolina, USA
York, York, South Carolina, USA
1809
9 July 1809
Age 34
Death of John Lee Polk in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: York, York, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1809
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

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