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Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk, Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana
Facts and Events
| Name[3][4] |
Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk, Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1][4] |
10 Apr 1806 |
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States |
| Education? |
1827 |
West Point, New YorkGraduated U.S. Military Academy, 8th in class of 38. Commissioned 2d Lieut in the Artillery, but resigned a few months later to enter Virginia Theological Seminary. |
| Marriage |
4 May 1830 |
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolinato Frances Ann Devereux |
| Alt Marriage |
6 May 1830 |
North Carolina?(10 children, 8 survived to adulthood)
to Frances Ann Devereux |
| Alt Marriage |
13 May 1830 |
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolinato Frances Ann Devereux |
| Death[4] |
14 Jun 1864 |
Kennesaw Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia(killed in action by an artillery shell) |
| Burial[4] |
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Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |
| Reference Number |
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Q1368292 (Wikidata) |
| Religion[1][2] |
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New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United StatesEpiscopal Bishop, Diocese of Louisiana |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leonidas Polk, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Mackenzie, George Norbury, and Nelson Osgood Rhoades. Colonial families of the United States of America: in which is given the history, genealogy and armorial bearings of colonial families who settled in the American colonies from the time of the settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775. (New York, Boston: The Grafton Press, 1907)
p. 498.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Find A Grave.
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