American AcornsAbigail Lambert
c. 1760–bet. 1843 and 1844 · Female
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Abigail Lambertc. 1760–bet. 1843 and 1844John Oakc. 1755–1842Husband
Family
Husband: John Oak c. 1755–1842 Likely evidence: show why
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- Son: Electrius Oaks died c. 1890
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- Son: John Oaks Jr.
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Life events
| Born | about 1760 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: She swore in October 1843 that she was 83. Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
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| Died | BET 4 OCT 1843 AND 20 MAY 1844 Unconfirmed evidence: show whyWhy: From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed. Records attached in the tree: Review: not yet reviewed. |
| Also recorded as | Abigail (Lambert) Oaks |
| Marriage | 13 Dec 1783, Canaan, Maine, with John Oak c. 1755–1842 Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Testimony only (Abigail and Pamela Lambert, 1843); no marriage record exists. Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
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Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 1: case jacket cover. Jacket: Continental Mass., Oaks, John / Abigail, No. R.7758.1819-1844 · p. 1
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 13: 1820 property schedule (household, total property $25). Schedule of property sworn 27 June 1820: wife aged 64 (feeble), a son aged 20 (sick three years), total property value $25; signed Thos. Cobb, Clerk.27 Jun 1820 · p. 13
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 14: docket card: Abigail Oaks, widow, Act 7 July 1838, rejected; husband died 25 June 1842. Docket card 9772: Abigail Oaks, widow, Act 7th July '38, Rejected; the husband died 25th June '42 (date partly obscured; confirmed on page 15).1843 · p. 14
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 1842.4 Oct 1843 · p. 15
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 16: clerk's certification of Judge Allen's authority, Penobscot Co., 5 Oct 1843. Clerk's certification of Judge Fredc. H. Allen's authority, Penobscot County.5 Oct 1843 · p. 16
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 18: docket card: Abigail Oaks, Me., rejected under the Act of 7 July 1838. Docket card 9772: Abigail Oaks, Me., Rejected, Act 7 July '38; claim suspended on the 1843-44 letter of Joseph Carr.1843-1844 · p. 18
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 20: deposition of Henry Sewall, Sangerville, Me., 25 Aug 1843 (on the minister who married John and Abigail). Henry Sewall corroborates the standing of Rev. Ezekiel Emerson of Georgetown, Me., the minister who married John and Abigail; the witnesses include an 'Oakes' (first name unclear).25 Aug 1843 · p. 20
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 21: certification of Henry Sewall's deposition, 20 Sept 1843. Continued certification of Henry Sewall's deposition by Wm. T. Hilliard, Clerk, Penobscot County.20 Sep 1843 · p. 21
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 25: folder wrapper: certificate of the Selectmen of Exeter on the marriage of John and Abigail Oaks. Wrapper: Certificate of the Selectmen of Exeter, Maine, in relation to the Marriage of John & Abigail Oaks.2 Oct 1843 · p. 25
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 26: certificate of John Cutler and Andrew Shaw, Selectmen of Exeter, 2 Oct 1843. Selectmen certify 18 to 20 years' acquaintance with Abigail Oaks, widow of John Oaks, 'a Revolutionary Pensioner, who died in this town in June 1842', and no doubt of a lawful marriage.2 Oct 1843 · p. 26
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 27: Joseph Carr's cover letter of 10 Oct 1843 forwarding Abigail Oaks's claim. Joseph Carr, Bangor, forwards the widow's claim papers, describing her as very aged, infirm and destitute.10 Oct 1843 · p. 27
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 6: deposition of Jesse Washburn, Town Clerk of Canaan, Me., 31 Aug 1843 (no marriage record). Jesse Washburn certifies there is no record in the Canaan town books of the marriage of John Oaks to Abigail Lambert (Canaan was an unincorporated plantation and early records are lost).31 Aug 1843 · p. 6
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 7: certification of the Washburn and Lambert depositions, Somerset Co., Me. Certification of Jesse Washburn's and Pamela Lambert's depositions by Joseph Barrett, J.P., and Joshua Gould, Clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court, Somerset County.31 Aug-5 Sep 1843 · p. 7
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 8: deposition of Pamela Lambert, Canaan, Me., 31 Aug 1843 (marriage of John Oakes and Abigail Lambert, 13 Dec 1783). Pamela Lambert, an eyewitness, states John Oakes and Abigail Lambert were married on 13 Dec 1783 and that John Oakes was her brother (the file's own reading; the kinship is as she states it).31 Aug 1843 · p. 8
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 3: envelope from Joseph Carr, Bangor, 25 May 1844. Envelope postmarked Bangor, Me., 25 May 1844, to the Commissioner of Pensions.25 May 1844 · p. 3
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 4: Joseph Carr's letter of 20 May 1844 (Abigail Oaks is dead; asks whether the children may claim). Joseph Carr to J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions: reports Abigail Oaks is dead and asks whether her children can claim, the family being very destitute.20 May 1844 · p. 4
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 22: envelope postmarked Wallingford, Vt., to the Commissioner of Pensions. Envelope postmarked Wallingford, Vt., addressed to J. L. Edwards, Commissioner of Pensions.1846 · p. 22
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 23: John B. Harris's letter of 2 Nov 1846 asking whether Abigail Oaks and Mary Cass are entitled to benefits. John B. Harris, Wallingford, Vt., asks whether 'Mrs. Abigail Oaks & Mrs. Mary Cass both of Main[e]' are entitled to benefits under the resolution of 23 Jan 1845.2 Nov 1846 · p. 23
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 24: continuation of John B. Harris's letter (an unrelated bounty-land question). Continuation and signature of the letter on page 23; it also raises an unrelated bounty-land question.2 Nov 1846 · p. 24
Pension file R.7758 (John Oaks, Exeter and Bangor, Me.; widow Abigail), page 17: later index card: Abigail Oaks, widow of John, stamped REJECTED. Reused 1862/1873-Act index card: P.O. Abigail Oaks, Service: wid. of John, stamped REJECTED.p. 17
Sources
- Revolutionary War pension file R.7758, John Oaks (also Abigail), Certificate No. 9174, NARA M804 as viewed on Fold3 (record id 25087424), 27 pages; p. 13 (1820 schedule: wife aged 64), p. 15 (declaration, aged 83, 4 Oct 1843), p. 4 (letter of Joseph Carr, 20 May 1844: she is dead). No URL recorded; repository, record id and page numbers as above Military Citation only Birth
- Revolutionary War pension file R.7758, John Oaks (also Abigail), Certificate No. 9174, NARA M804 as viewed on Fold3 (record id 25087424), 27 pages; p. 8 (deposition of Pamela Lambert, Canaan, 31 Aug 1843: she "was at the wedding"), p. 15 (Abigail Oaks, 4 Oct 1843), p. 6 (Canaan town clerk: no record found). No URL recorded; repository, record id and page numbers as above Military Citation only Marriage
- Revolutionary War pension file R.7758, John Oaks (also Abigail), Certificate No. 9174, NARA M804 as viewed on Fold3 (record id 25087424), 27 pages; p. 15 (declaration 4 Oct 1843, alive), p. 4 (Joseph Carr to the Commissioner of Pensions, Bangor 20 May 1844: "Abigail Oaks ... is dead"). No URL recorded; repository, record id and page numbers as above Military Citation only Death
- Revolutionary War pension file R.7758, John Oaks (also Abigail), Certificate No. 9174, NARA M804 as viewed on Fold3 (record id 25087424), 27 pages; p. 13 (1820 schedule: wife aged 64), p. 15 (declaration, aged 83, 4 Oct 1843), p. 4 (letter of Joseph Carr, 20 May 1844: she is dead). No URL recorded; repository, record id and page numbers as above Military Citation only
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