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Samuel Washington Polk 1817–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 October 1817

Birth Location: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 24 February 1839

Death Location: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Samuel Polk

Mother: Jean Knox

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In 1817, Samuel Washington Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Samuel Polk And Jean Gracy Knox. Samuel Washington Polk passed away in 1839 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1817, Samuel Washington Polk entered the world in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America, born to Samuel Polk And Jean Gracy Knox.
  • Samuel Washington Polk passed away in 1839 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Samuel Polk's Ancestors

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Samuel Polk
1817–1839
Birth Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Polk
1772–1827
North Carolina, United States of America
Jean (Gracy) Knox
1776–1852
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel Polk
1747–1824
Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Mary (Jane Winslow) Wilson
1746–1791
, Lunenburg, Virginia, British Colonial America
James (Henry) Knox
1752–1794
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Lydia (Bone) Gillespie
1753–1828
Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Polk
1700–1757
Margaret Taylor
1705–1763
John Knox
1708–1758
Jean Gracey
1708–1772
Thomas Sr
1719–1796
Naomi Thompson
1728–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William I
1664–1738
Ann Knox
1664–1717
Robert Gillespie
1686–1779
Ann Garner
1695–1724
William Thompson
1689–1753
Sarah Evans
1698–1750

Samuel Polk's Timeline

2 Records

1817
17 October 1817
Birth of Samuel Washington Polk in Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
1839
24 February 1839
Age 22
Death of Samuel Washington Polk in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 October 1817
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1839
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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