American AcornsBangor Weekly Courier (Bangor, Maine), 4 October 1859, p. 3, 'Died' column: 'In Exeter, Sept. 24th, Nathaniel Oak, for fifty years a resident of the town'.
Image · dated 4 Oct 1859 · source: Newspapers.com, saved 3 Oct 2026 as a clean full-page JPG.
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Keep in mind: The notice prints the age twice (79 yrs 7 mo, then 74 yrs 7 mo), probably a duplicate or correction of one submission; it names no father or son. A second witness to the 24 Sep 1859 death alongside the Exeter register.