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Jonathan Oak
1717–bet. 1784 and 1785 · Male
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Overview
Jonathan Oak1717–bet. 1784 and 1785Abigail RandWifeElizabeth Wheelerc. 1727–1750WifeSarahc. 1733–1761Wife
Service
French and Indian War · Branch not stated · 1759 Likely
Family tradition, given in the 1906 register (p. 12): served with Wolfe at Quebec in 1759 and made Wolfe's coffin. No record yet found.
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Family
Parents
- Father: Nathaniel Oak(e) first record 1686; died 1720/21
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- Mother: Mary (Holloway) Oak 1681/2–aft. 1749
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Wife: Abigail Rand Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Daughter: Permelia "Millie" Oaks born 1768
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- Son: Levi Oak
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- Son: William Oak
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- Daughter: Mille Oak
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- Son: Solomon Oak
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- Daughter: Lois Oak
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- Daughter: Sibbel Oak
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- Child: Abel Oak
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- Daughter: Lucy Oak died 1852
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Wife: Elizabeth Wheeler c. 1727–1750 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Daughter: Elizabeth Oak
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Wife: Sarah c. 1733–1761 Unconfirmed evidence: show why
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- Daughter: Sarah Oak born 1752
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Children with Jonathan Oak born 1717
- Son: John Oak c. 1755–1842
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Other children
- Son: Daniel Oak
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- Daughter: Mary Oak
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Life events
| Born | 21 AUG 1717, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
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| Died | BET 2 DEC 1784 AND 12 MAR 1785, Canaan, Somerset, Maine, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Guardianship | 11 AUG 1732, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| Marriage | 26 APR 1762, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, with Abigail Rand |
| Title | Title: Capt. (as recorded in the Harvard meetinghouse seating; no commission found), 19 MAY 1766, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA |
| Will | 2 DEC 1784, Canaan, Somerset, Maine, USA |
| Probate | 12 MAR 1785, Lincoln County, Maine, USA |
| Will | 12 MAR 1785, Canaan, Lincoln County |
Sources
- Vital Records of Marlborough, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (1908), births: 'Jonathan, s. Nathaniel and Mary, Aug. 21, 1717'. Internet Archive. published 1908. H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entries 1, 7, 20 and 72. Internet Archive. published 1906. Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: deaths, p. 289 ('OAK (see Oaks) Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Death, Marriage, Will
- Worcester County, Massachusetts, probate records, vol. 1, pp. 58-59: 'Know all men by these presents, that I Jonathan Oak a minor aged about fifteen years son of Nathaniel Oak late of Westborough in the County of Worcester Husbandman Decd ... do put and constitute Jonathan Forbush of Westborough aforesd Husbandman to be my Guardian ... this 11th Day of Aug Anno Domini 1732'; acknowledged before Wills and probate Citation only Event
- Vital Records of Stow, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston: NEHGS, 1911), Marriages, p. 179: 'OAK (see Oaks), Jonathan and Elizabeth Wheeler, int. Jan. 19, 1748-9.' Internet Archive item vitalrecordsofst00stow, leaf n186. Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1917), Deaths, p. 289: 'OAK (see Oaks), Elizabeth, w. of Jonathan, Nov Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Death
- Vital Records of Harvard, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Worcester: Franklin P. Rice, 1917), Marriages, p. 197: 'OAK, Jonathan and Abigail Rand, Apr. 26, 1762.' (also p. 204 under RAND). Internet Archive item vitalrecordsofha00harv, leaf n200. H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register (Los Angeles, 1906), entry 8: 'Fourth wife, Abigail Rand, daughter of John and Abigail (Whitney); Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
- Henry S. Nourse, History of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, 1732-1893 (Harvard, 1894), p. 199: report of the meetinghouse seating committee accepted 19 May 1766: 'In ye third Seat Below ... Capt. William Butterick Capt. Jonathan Oak John Forbush'. Reported in research-b-verify-round7-2026-10-03 REVIEW item 1a Other documents Citation only Title
- Patterson, The Probate Records of Lincoln County, Maine, 1760 to 1800 (Portland: Maine Genealogical Society, 1895), pp. 149-151: will of 'Jonathan Oaks of Canaan in the County of Lincoln', dated 2 Dec 1784, probated 12 Mar 1785 (Lincoln Probate vol. III, pp. 121-2) Family histories and trees Citation only Death, Probate, Will
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