American AcornsNathaniel Oak (1780-1859)
- Born: 9 February 1780, Winchester, New Hampshire. Likely
- Father: The 1906 family register identifies him as the Revolutionary soldier Nathaniel Oak's son. The pension file mentions a son at Exeter and testimony from Nathaniel Oak Jr. of Exeter without explicitly identifying them as the same man. 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.