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The front cover of the 1906 Oak family register
Oak–Oaks–Oakes: Family Register (1906), front cover. Download the register (PDF).

Historical documents

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Oak–Oaks–Oakes: Family Register: Nathaniel Oak of Marlborough, Mass., and Three Generations of His Descendants in Both Male and Female Lines

Public download PDF · 110 pages · 5.2 MB

Henry Lebbeus Oak's family register, with a frontispiece, preface, descendants in male and female lines, family traditions and an index. The scan includes the original copy's covers, blank leaves and copyright-deposit stamp. Ora Oak contributed the closing biographical sketch.

Date
1906
Author
Henry Lebbeus Oak (1844–1905); printed by Ora Oak
Published
Los Angeles: Out West Co. Print, 1906
Source
Library of Congress copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (item oakoaksoakesfami00oakh). View the source item · the Internet Archive PDF
Rights
Public domain in the United States (published 1906).

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Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, page 142: Oake births

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The printed Marlborough birth entries for the children of Nathaniel and Mary Oake, 1703–1717, including "John, s. Natthaniel and Mary, March 16, 1714–15", the Oak line's second generation.

Date
1908
Published
Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1908
Source
Cornell University Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (item cu31924028816060, image n149). View the source item
Rights
Public domain in the United States (published 1908).

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Concord, Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635–1850, page 60: the marriage of Nathaniel Oakes and Mary Haleway

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"Nathanll Oakes of Marlbrough & Mary Haleway of Concord were marryed together by Justice Minott March ye 2d 1703": the immigrant's second marriage, to Mary Holloway.

Date
1895
Published
Boston: T. Todd, printer, 1895
Source
Library of Congress copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (item concordmassachus00conc, image n71). View the source item
Rights
Public domain in the United States (published 1895).

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Index to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts, First Series, from 1648 to 1871, page 352: Oak and Oakes

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Index entries for the Oak and Oakes families, including the 1722 administration of Nathaniel Oak's estate at Westborough (case 16185) and the guardianship of his minor children John, Jonathan, Mary and Nathaniel (case 16186).

Date
1914
Published
Cambridge, Mass., 1914; prepared under the supervision of Samuel H. Folsom and William E. Rogers
Source
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (item indextoprobatere1870fols, image n712). View the source item
Rights
Public domain in the United States (published 1914).

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Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, page 81: Oake births

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The printed Westborough birth entries for the Oake family, including "Nathaniel, s. John and Susanah, May 16, 1751", the Revolutionary soldier.

Date
1903
Published
Worcester, Mass.: Franklin P. Rice, 1903
Source
Boston Public Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (item vitalrecordsofwe00west, image n90). View the source item
Rights
Public domain in the United States (published 1903).

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Acorns publications

Dated research reports and evidence packets. Newer person pages may contain findings added after a report was compiled.

American Acorns: Family History Bibliography and Source Guide

Public download PDF · 39 pages · 1.3 MB

A source guide with 48 works and record groups, 90 record notes, 132 database citations and an index of people.

Last compiled on
09-24-2026
Family data snapshot
09-24-2026
Research revision
09-24-2026 (8262c6ca)
Edition
Public edition
Source
Compiled by American Acorns from the site's reviewed research and the imported family tree.

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Oak Family: Research Findings and Evidence

Public download PDF · 26 pages · 15.1 MB

Findings O01–O80, with evidence labels, source images, citations and unresolved points. Compiled September 24, 2026.

Last compiled on
09-24-2026
Family data snapshot
09-24-2026
Research revision
09-24-2026 evidence review
Edition
Public edition
Source
Compiled by American Acorns from preserved historical research; public evidence edition.

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Clarkson Family: Research Findings and Evidence

Public download PDF · 20 pages · 2.9 MB

Findings C01–C60, with evidence labels, source images, citations and unresolved points. Compiled September 24, 2026.

Last compiled on
09-24-2026
Family data snapshot
09-24-2026
Research revision
09-24-2026 evidence review
Edition
Public edition
Source
Compiled by American Acorns from preserved historical research; public evidence edition.

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Ella C. Pethybridge (1866-1943): a Haverhill nurse's life -- evidence packet

Public download PDF · 15 pages · 2.4 MB

Ella Pethybridge's Haverhill childhood, nursing work and 1912 Atlantic journey, with census and passenger-list images and 21 source notes. The portrait appears on her story page.

Last compiled on
09-30-2026
Family data snapshot
09-24-2026
Research revision
09-30-2026
Edition
Public edition
Source
American Acorns, from federal censuses, passenger manifests, an obituary and the Haverhill Public Library catalogue.

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Nettie J. Spofford: a teaching life -- combined evidence

Public download PDF · 35 pages · 19.9 MB

Nettie Spofford's education, teaching and probable later drafting work, with her portrait, 15 source notes and school, directory, probate and town-report images.

Last compiled on
09-30-2026
Family data snapshot
09-24-2026
Research revision
09-30-2026
Edition
Public evidence edition v1
Source
American Acorns, from school catalogues, city directories, town financial reports and the credited portrait source.

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Family tree data (GEDCOM)

The Oak family tree: GEDCOM file, public edition

Public download GEDCOM 5.5.1, UTF-8 · 3.3 MB

Family-tree data for genealogy software: people, dates, places, relationships and source references. Evidence labels and explanations appear in notes; unreviewed imported facts are Unconfirmed. Images are linked, not included in the file.

People who may be living, or whose living status is uncertain, are not included, and neither are their relationships or details.

Family data snapshot
10-21-2026
Research revision
11-02-2026 (3608713b)
File name
american-acorns-oak-family-tree-public-10-21-2026-r3608713b.ged

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Family tree charts

Choose a person, ancestors or descendants and a generation count on the family-tree page. The reading PDF spreads the branch across numbered Letter-size charts with an index. The poster places it on one sheet in PDF, SVG or PNG. Page count or poster size is shown before download. Each file includes its data dates and relationship-evidence key.

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