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Michael Polk 1774–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 20, 1774

Birth Location: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina

Death Date: 8 Jan 1863

Death Location: Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Father: Charles Polk

Mother: Mary Clark

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Michael Polk was born in 1774 in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina, the child of Charles T Captain Polk And Mary Polly Clark. Michael Polk passed away in 1863 in Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Michael Polk was born in 1774 in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina, the child of Charles T Captain Polk And Mary Polly Clark.
  • Michael Polk passed away in 1863 in Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States.

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Michael Polk's Ancestors

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Michael Polk
1774–1863
Birth Place: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina
Parents
Charles T "Captain" Polk
1732–1821
Carlisle, Cumberland, PA
Mary ("Polly") Clark
1744–1776
Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Grandparents
LTC (William Polk) Sr
1700–1757
Whitehall, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Margaret (Nancy) Taylor
1704–1763
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1664–1739
Nancy Knox
1662–1718
James Jr
1683–1705
Martha Thompson
1679–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Polk
1625–1703
Magdalen Tasker
1635–1727
John Knox
1647–1720
Jean Gracey
1648–1772

Michael Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1774
Jun 20, 1774
Birth of Michael Polk in Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina
Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina
1863
8 Jan 1863
Age 89
Death of Michael Polk in Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 20, 1774
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, Colony of North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1863
    Event Place: Hackneyville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

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