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Personal data John Denson Polk 

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Household of John Denson Polk

He has/had a relationship with Mollie Polk.


Child(ren):

  1. Clara Burkett  1877-1953
  2. Annie Lee Polk  1878-1961
  3. Claude Eugene Polk  1881-1960
  4. Forrest Jerome Polk  1883-1936
  5. Minnie Mae Fortenberry  1887-1958 
  6. Flora Lawton  1889-1970
  7. Robert H. Polk  1893-1910

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Denson Polk

Joseph Isaac Polk
1780-1859
Sarah Eugene White
1785-1853
Edith Ann Polk
± 1767-1825
Simon Polk
1810-1885
Sintilla Polk
1814-1889

John Denson Polk
1849-1932


Mollie Polk
1857-1936

Clara Burkett
1877-1953
Annie Lee Polk
1878-1961
Claude Eugene Polk
1881-1960
Forrest Jerome Polk
1883-1936
Minnie Mae Fortenberry
1887-1958
Flora Lawton
1889-1970
Robert H. Polk
1893-1910

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    Historical events

    Birthday June 10, 1849

    • The temperature on June 10, 1849 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From November 21, 1848 till November 1, 1849 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1849: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
      • January 13 » Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.
      • March 4 » President-Elect Zachary Taylor and Vice President-Elect Millard Fillmore did not take their respective oaths of office (they did so the following day), leading to the erroneous theory that outgoing President pro tempore of the United States Senate David Rice Atchison had assumed the role of acting president for one day.
      • April 14 » Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
      • June 1 » Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established.
      • August 1 » Joven Daniel wrecks at the coast of Araucanía, Chile, leading to allegations that local Mapuche tribes murdered survivors and kidnapped Elisa Bravo.
      • August 22 » The first air raid in history. Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.

    Day of death December 20, 1932

    • The temperature on December 20, 1932 was between 4.3 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 6.8 °C. There was 5.2 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1932: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
      • February 25 » Hitler, having been stateless for seven years, obtains German citizenship when he is appointed a Brunswick state official by Dietrich Klagges, a fellow Nazi. As a result, Hitler is able to run for Reichspräsident in the 1932 election.
      • March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
      • September 10 » The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally-owned IND, is opened.
      • October 3 » Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
      • November 8 » Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover.
      • December 7 » German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.
    

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