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Mary Adelaid Polk 1818 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Wilmington North Carolina

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: President Polk

Mother: Sarah Polk

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In 1818, Mary Adelaid Polk entered the world in Wilmington North Carolina, born to President James Knox Polk and Sarah Childress Polk. Mary Adelaid Polk passed away in 1863 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Mary Adelaid Polk entered the world in Wilmington North Carolina, born to President James Knox Polk and Sarah Childress Polk.
  • Mary Adelaid Polk passed away in 1863 in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Mary Polk's Ancestors

Self
Mary Polk
1818 – 1863
Birth Place: Wilmington North Carolina
Parents
President James Knox Polk
1795 – 1849
Pineville, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Childress) Polk
1803 – 1891
Murfreesboro, Hertford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Major (Samuel Wilson) Polk
1772 – 1827
Tryon, Polk, North Carolina, USA
Jannette ("Jane" Gracey) Knox
1776 – 1852
Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Polk
1747 – 1824
Mary Winslow
1746 – 1791
James Knox
1752 – 1794
Lydia Gillespie
1753 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700 – 1753
Margaret Taylor
1695 – 1763
John Immigrant")
1708 – 1758
Jean Gracey
1708 – 1772
William Gillespie
1719 – 1796
Naomi Thompson
1728 – 1796

Mary Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Mary Adelaid Polk in Wilmington North Carolina
Wilmington North Carolina
1863
1863
Age 45
Death of Mary Adelaid Polk in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Wilmington North Carolina
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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