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Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 15: Abigail Oaks's widow's declaration, Exeter, 4 Oct 1843 (aged 83). Abigail Oaks, aged 83, of Exeter, Penobscot County, declares her husband lived in Harvard, Mass. when he entered the service, that they married 13 Dec 1783 and that he died at Exeter 25 June 1842.

Image · dated 4 Oct 1843 · source: U.S. National Archives (public record), via Fold3.

Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 15: Abigail Oaks's widow's declaration, Exeter, 4 Oct 1843 (aged 83). Abigail Oaks, aged 83, of Exeter, Penobscot County, declares her husband lived in Harvard, Mass. when he entered the service, that they married 13 Dec 1783 and that he died at Exeter 25 June 1842.

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Keep in mind: Pension file R.7758, John Oaks of Exeter and Bangor, Maine (service from Harvard, Mass.; Certificate No. 9174), widow Abigail (Lambert). Fold3 record 25087424, NARA M804, 27 images. The file is a Confirmed record of John Oaks (died at Exeter 25 June 1842) and of his widow's rejected claim. That he is a son of Capt. Jonathan Oaks is Likely, not proved: the file never names a parent. All 27 pages are shown.

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