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Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 191: Oak, Oake and Oakes marriages (Mary Oakes and Thomas Rice 1722; Hannah and Gershom Fay 1727; Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard 1736; John and Susanna Allin 1742; George and Lydia Eager 1744). Marriages under OAK include 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.', 'Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard, June 7, 1736.', 'John and Susanna Allin, Nov. 3, 1742.', 'George and Lydia Eager, Oct. 23, 1744.' and 'George and Marcy Bartlett of Marlborough, int. May 24, 1765.'; under OAKE 'Susannah and John Butler of Shrewsbury, int. May 18, 1754.'; under OAKES 'Mary and Thomas Rice, July 2, 1722. In Marlborough.'. — Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 (1903), p. 191: Oak, Oake and Oakes marriages (Mary Oakes and Thomas Rice 1722; Hannah and Gershom Fay 1727; Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard 1736; John and Susanna Allin 1742; George and Lydia Eager 1744). Marriages under OAK include 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.', 'Nathaniel and Keziah Maynard, June 7, 1736.', 'John and Susanna Allin, Nov. 3, 1742.', 'George and Lydia Eager, Oct. 23, 1744.' and 'George and Marcy Bartlett of Marlborough, int. May 24, 1765.'; under OAKE 'Susannah and John Butler of Shrewsbury, int. May 18, 1754.'; under OAKES 'Mary and Thomas Rice, July 2, 1722. In Marlborough.'. 1722-1765 · p. 191
Source: Internet Archive (public-domain scan); vitalrecordsofwe00west.
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Keep in mind: Confirmed. The entries give no parentage; identification with the tree's people is by name, place and date (Likely): 'Mary Oakes' is Mary (Holloway) Oak (Ward 1858, p. 61); 'Hannah' (m. Gershom Fay) is taken to be Hannah b. 1707. The Susannah who intended to marry John Butler in 1754 has no parentage on any page read and is not identified.
Evidence for: Vital Records of Westborough, Massachusetts (1903), Marriages, p. 191: 'Hannah and Gershom Fay, Oct. 20, 1727. C.R.' (listed under both OAK and OAKE)
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Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne ask for Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 776). A two-line note in which Mary Oak and Anne Oak tell the judge that they choose Joseph Wheeler as their guardian, witnessed by Gershom Fay and Ebenezer Hayward, with the archivist's docket 'No 16186 / Mary & Anne Oake / Choice of Gdn / Mar. 17. 1728'. — Middlesex County, Mass., probate case 16186, Nathaniel Oake of Westborough: slip: Mary and Anne ask for Joseph Wheeler as guardian (film 007553698, image 776). A two-line note in which Mary Oak and Anne Oak tell the judge that they choose Joseph Wheeler as their guardian, witnessed by Gershom Fay and Ebenezer Hayward, with the archivist's docket 'No 16186 / Mary & Anne Oake / Choice of Gdn / Mar. 17. 1728'. 1728/9 · film 007553698, image 776
Source: FamilySearch, Probate records 1648-1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), film 007553698, image 776.
How it is shown: Complete frame (original, unaltered); no crop, no retouch, no search highlight.
Keep in mind: Transcribed (frames 766-782); a first reading was made. Likely. The date line (read as a January, 'the twentyeth fift..') is not reliably read and conflicts with the 17 March 1728 allowance on the previous frame; it is not harmonised. Further parties tagged on 4 Oct 2026: Gershom Fay (witness 'Gershom Fay' to the slip of Mary and Anne Oak (Likely: the husband of their sister Hannah)).
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