American AcornsNathaniel Oak (1780-1859)
- Born: 9 February 1780, Winchester, New Hampshire. Likely
- Parents: the Revolutionary soldier Nathaniel Oak. His father's pension file says the old soldier went to live with "his son who resides in Exeter," and separately that "Nathaniel Oak Junr of Exeter" swore to his identity. The file does not say those are the same man; the 1906 family register makes them father and son. Likely
- Married: Abigail Cartland of Lee, New Hampshire, in 1811 or 1812; sources give three different dates. Likely
- Home: Exeter, Maine, from about 1810. Likely
- Died: in 1859 at Exeter, Maine. The family monument reads "1780 — 1859" and an 1859 death notice agrees. Confirmed The day, 24 September, comes from the 1906 register, which prints the year as 1851. Likely
Relationships shown: son of Nathaniel Oak Likely; father of Samuel Oak Confirmed.
Sources: pension file S.18534; 1906 Oak family register, entry 72; Oak family monument, Crowell Cemetery, Exeter; Piscataquis Observer, 6 October 1859.