American AcornsJoseph Oak
c. 1828–1905 · Male · died at about 77
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Service
Civil War · Army · 1861–1862 Confirmed
Corporal in a Massachusetts cavalry company that was later counted part of the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry, a name the regiment took only in June 1863, after his discharge: enlisted November 19, 1861, at 32, a carriage maker of West Amesbury; discharged for disability December 5, 1862 (Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, vol. 6, p. 394).
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Family
Parents
- Father: Nathaniel Oak 1780-1859
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- Mother: Abigail (Cartland) Oak 1788–1866
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Life events
| Born | ABT 1828 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 | 10 AUG 1905, Merrimac, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Military service | Corporal in a Massachusetts cavalry company later counted part of the 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry (the regiment took that name on 17 Jun 1863, after his discharge): enlisted 19 Nov 1861, mustered 27 Dec 1861, discharged for disability 5 Dec 1862; age 32, carriage maker, of West Amesbury, 19 Nov 1861, West Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The state roster gives Joseph Oak, 32, carriage maker, of West Amesbury (renamed Merrimac in 1876), where the tree has him die; his gravestone memorial at Merrimac calls him a Civil War veteran of the 3rd Mass. Cavalry. Records:
Review: assessed 10-20-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
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Sources
- H. L. Oak, Oak-Oaks-Oakes Family Register: Nathaniel Oak of Marlborough, Mass., and Three Generations of His Descendants (Los Angeles, 1906), entry 72, pp. 33-34 (printed page 34). Internet Archive item oakoaksoakesfami00oakh Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Birth, Death, Military service
- Massachusetts, Return of a Death: Joseph Oak, registered no. 27, Merrimac (Essex County), died 10 August 1905, age '77 years ... 5 days', informant H. C. Oak; Ancestry, collection 41262, image b139788-00039 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Death
Research sources
- Find a Grave memorial 124170861, Joseph Oak, Locust Grove Cemetery, Merrimac, Mass.: "Civil War Veteran, Co.I, 3rd.Mass.Cavl."; gravestone photograph by John Glassford Burials and memorials view at findagrave.com
- Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War, vol. 6, p. 394: Oak, Joseph, Corpl., 3rd Mass. Cavalry, res. West Amesbury Military view at archive.org
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