American AcornsElizabeth Gates
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Family
Husband: Nathaniel Oak 1751-1840 Likely evidence: show why
Why: The Norwich town clerk's marriage card names Capt. Nathaniel Oak of Chelsea and Elizabeth Gates on 7 September 1802, a year after Susannah Oak's death at Chelsea; that this Capt. Nathaniel is the pensioner is Likely.
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Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Likely evidence: show why
Why: The Norwich town clerk's marriage card names Capt. Nathaniel Oak of Chelsea and Elizabeth Gates on 7 September 1802, a year after Susannah Oak's death at Chelsea; that this Capt. Nathaniel is the pensioner is Likely.
Records:
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Published transcription or compiled genealogy examined.
Life events
| Died | No death date is recorded here. The site classifies this person as deceased from the dated records; no death record is cited. |
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| Marriage | Married Capt. Nathaniel Oak of Chelsea, 7 Sep 1802, Norwich, Vermont Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Norwich's town-clerk marriage card (a later copy on a printed form, read on the image) enters the marriage of 'Capt. Nathaniel Oak' of Chelsea and Elizabeth Gates, 7 September 1802. The entry itself is Confirmed; the bride's surname reads 'Gats' or 'Gates' on the card, and that the groom is the pensioner Nathaniel Oak is Likely (see the couple's partnership). The card gives no ages, parents or earlier marriage. Records:
Review: assessed 10-04-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
| Marriage | 7 SEP 1802, Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, USA, with Nathaniel Oak 1751-1840 |
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Sources
- Marriage card: groom 'Capt. Nathaniel Oak', residence 'Chelsea, Orange Co.'; bride 'Elizabeth Gates'; married Sep. 7, 1802; officiating 'Constant Murdock Justice [of the] Peace'; town Norwich; clerk Abel Wilder. Age, birthplaces, parents and 'widowed' boxes blank. A later town-clerk copy on a printed form, not the town book itself. FamilySearch, Vermont Vital Records 1760-1954, town-clerk copy Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
Research sources
- 'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954' (FamilySearch): marriage card of Capt. Nathaniel Oak and Elizabeth Gates, 7 September 1802, Norwich (image 813) Birth, marriage and death records
- Marriage card: groom 'Capt. Nathaniel Oak', residence 'Chelsea, Orange Co.'; bride 'Elizabeth Gates'; married Sep. 7, 1802; officiating 'Constant Murdock Justice [of the] Peace'; town Norwich; clerk Abel Wilder. Age, birthplaces, parents and 'widowed' boxes blank. A later town-clerk copy on a printed form, not the town book itself. Other documents view at FamilySearch, Vermont Vital Records 1760-1954, town-clerk copy card (Norwich, microfilm 0027643), image 813 of 4,107
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