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Martha Washington Polk 1794–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1794

Birth Location: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1818

Death Location: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States

Father: Charles Capt.

Mother: Phoebe Polk

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In 1794, Martha Washington Polk entered the world in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, born to Charles Taylor Polk Capt And Phoebe Philipena Helms Polk. Martha Washington Polk passed away in 1818 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Martha Washington Polk entered the world in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, born to Charles Taylor Polk Capt And Phoebe Philipena Helms Polk.
  • Martha Washington Polk passed away in 1818 in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States.

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Martha Polk's Ancestors

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Martha Polk
1794–1818
Birth Place: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Taylor Polk Capt.
1732–1821
Carlisle, Cumberland, PA
Phoebe (Philipena Helms -) Polk
1764–1849
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM (POLK, Jr. (Lt Colonel) 7) Ggf
1700–1753
White Hall, Somerset, Maryland, Colonial America
Margaret (TAYLOR Polk 7) Ggm
1704–1763
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1664–1717
James Taylor
1673–1729
Hannah WILLIAMS
1680–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain 2
1625–1699
Magdalen Tasker
1634–1726
JOHN KNOX
1640–1689
SARAH SMILEY
1640–1691
Col. Taylor
1609–1698
Francis Walker
1640–1680
William WILLIAMS
1660–1700
Hannah Norton
1648–1710

Martha Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1794
4 May 1794
Birth of Martha Washington Polk in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
1818
1818
Age 24
Death of Martha Washington Polk in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States
Hardin County, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1794
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Hardin County, Tennessee, United States

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