American AcornsLucinda Allen
1820–1916 · Female · died at 95
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Overview
Lucinda Allen1820–1916Samuel Oakabout 1817-1900Husband
Family
Parents
- Mother: Sarah (Coburn) Lander 1797–1890
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
- Father: Ansel (Bowerman) Allen 1789–1858
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Husband: Samuel Oak about 1817-1900 Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Bloomfield's town clerk's return of 11 October 1847 records the marriage of Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, and Samuel's will of 27 January 1896 (Somerset County probate, vol. 94, p. 303) leaves his estate to his 'beloved wife Lucinda'.
Records:
- Bloomfield, Maine, town clerk's marriage return, 11 Oct 1847: Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen
- Somerset County, Maine, Probate Records, vol. 94, p. 303: will of Samuel Oak, signed 27 Jan 1896, filed 9 Jan 1900 (register copy) (record page · view at Ancestry)
- Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 19 Aug 1916, p. 7: 'Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak' (names her parents) (record page · view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
Confirmed evidence: show why
Why: Bloomfield's town clerk's return of 11 October 1847 records the marriage of Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, and Samuel's will of 27 January 1896 (Somerset County probate, vol. 94, p. 303) leaves his estate to his 'beloved wife Lucinda'.
Records:
- Bloomfield, Maine, town clerk's marriage return, 11 Oct 1847: Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen
- Somerset County, Maine, Probate Records, vol. 94, p. 303: will of Samuel Oak, signed 27 Jan 1896, filed 9 Jan 1900 (register copy) (record page · view at Ancestry)
- Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 19 Aug 1916, p. 7: 'Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak' (names her parents) (record page · view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America)
Review: assessed 10-03-2026; evidence: Image examined.
Earlier: Unconfirmed (09-24-2026, imported tree): From the imported family tree; not yet reviewed.
- Son: Charles Ansel Oak about 1849-1900
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Why: Charles Oak's Maine death record names his mother Lucinda Allen.
Records:
- Maine State Archives, record of the death of Charles Oak, Skowhegan, 15 Jun 1900 (1892-1907 vital records). image viewed; not retained. (view at Ancestry)
- Maine death record of Charles Oak, died 15 Jun 1900 at Skowhegan, parents Samuel and Lucinda Oak (index)
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined; Index or transcription examined.
Earlier: Likely (09-24-2026, index): Charles Oak's Maine death record (index) names his mother Lucinda Oak. · Likely (09-24-2026, research): Charles Oak's Maine death record (index) names his mother Lucinda Oak.
- Daughter: Elizabeth Sarah 'Lizzie' (Oak) Jewett 1851–1928
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- Son: Benjamin E. Oak c. 1859–1875
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- Daughter: Nina E. (Oak) Steward 1864–1939
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The evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area.
- Daughter: Mary A. (Oak) Withee 1856–1926
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- Daughter: Alice J. Oak died 1865
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Life events
| Born | 28 Sep 1820, Bloomfield (now part of Skowhegan), Maine Likely evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
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| Died | 17 Aug 1916, Water Street, Skowhegan, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyThe evidence note for this conclusion names a relative who may be living, so it is shown only in the family area. |
| Buried | Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine Likely evidence: show whyWhy: Find a Grave memorial (saved page), in the Oak family plot with Samuel. Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Find a Grave memorial; volunteer-contributed. |
| Religion | Joined the Baptist church (later the First Baptist Church of Skowhegan), of which she was the oldest member by 1912, Jan 1838, Bloomfield, Maine Likely evidence: show whyWhy: The church's 1903 historical sketch, compiled from its records (page read); later birthday reports say she joined at 15 or 16, so the date is kept as the sketch gives it. Records:
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| Marriage | 11 OCT 1847, Bloomfield, Somerset, Maine, USA, with Samuel Oak about 1817-1900 |
| Legacy | Left $100 by John Burnett of Guilford, whose will calls her his wife's niece, 1886, Guilford, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Piscataquis County probate record of his will, January Term 1886; payable after the deaths of the testator and his wife. Records:
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| Legacy | Named sole heir in her husband Samuel's will, 1896, Skowhegan, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: The register copy of Samuel Oak's will. Records:
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| Community | Her birthdays reported in the local papers: reading, writing 'a very good penman', helping with the housework, and receiving callers and postcards, 1912-1914, Skowhegan, Maine Confirmed evidence: show whyWhy: Daily Kennebec Journal and Independent-Reporter birthday reports (pages read); they record how neighbours described her. Records:
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| Occupation | Taught at Whiting's schoolhouse, 'the old red schoolhouse' at Larone, before her marriage, Larone, Maine Likely evidence: show whyWhy: A 1918 recollection in the Independent-Reporter listing the school's former teachers: 'Miss Lucinda Allen who married Samuel Oak of Skowhegan'. The only source for her teaching, and undated. Records:
Review: assessed 09-24-2026; evidence: Image examined. |
Newspapers
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The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1899-05-18, image/seq 5: Local item: Mr. Samuel Oak, venerable citizen, called at the Reporter office after 7 weeks' lameness; subscriber about a third of a century.1899-05-18 · image/seq 5
The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1899-05-18, image/seq 6: "Capt. Jonathan Oak" (family sketch): Samuel Oak, "one of our veteran farmers, who came to this town from Exeter, Maine, 38 years ago".1899-05-18 · image/seq 6
The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 11 Jan 1900, p. 8: Death of Mr. Samuel Oak.11 Jan 1900 · p. 8
The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1900-01-11, image/seq 8: "Death of Mr. Samuel Oak".1900-01-11 · image/seq 8
The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1903-10-29, image/seq 7: "Historical Sketch of the First Baptist Church of Skowhegan, Me.," read by Mrs. Marble at the centennial anniversary, compiled from church records and recollections.1903-10-29 · image/seq 7
The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 29 Oct 1903, p. 7: Historical Sketch of the First Baptist Church of Skowhegan (Mrs. Lucinda Oaks joined 1838).29 Oct 1903 · p. 7
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1905-09-01, image/seq 2: Skowhegan item: Mrs. Lucinda Oak, 86, walked off into the cellarway on Wednesday; no permanent injuries.1905-09-01 · image/seq 2
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1911-03-01, image/seq 6: Same report (175 people in Skowhegan aged 70 or over; 90+ include Lucinda Oak).1911-03-01 · image/seq 6
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1911-03-02, image/seq 6: People in Skowhegan aged 70 or over; those 90 and over include Mrs. Lucinda Oak.1911-03-02 · image/seq 6
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1912-09-30, image/seq 2: Skowhegan: "Mrs. Lucinda Oak Celebrates Her 92nd Birthday, Saturday".1912-09-30 · image/seq 2
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 30 Sep 1912, p. 2: Mrs. Lucinda Oak celebrates her 92nd birthday.30 Sep 1912 · p. 2
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1912-10-03, image/seq 1: Birthday item (heading illegible in the library's text index; subheading ends "..Milestone. In Excellent Health"): Mrs. Lucinda Oak, 92nd birthday.1912-10-03 · image/seq 1
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1912-10-31, image/seq 5: List of aged residents of Skowhegan: "Mrs. Lucinda Oak, 92".1912-10-31 · image/seq 5
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 3 Oct 1912, p. 1: birthday item for Mrs. Lucinda Oak (born Bloomfield to Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Allen).3 Oct 1912 · p. 1
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1913-09-30, image/seq 2: "Mrs. Lucinda Oak Passes Her 93d Birthday".1913-09-30 · image/seq 2
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 30 Sep 1913, p. 2: Mrs. Lucinda Oak passes her 93rd birthday.30 Sep 1913 · p. 2
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1913-10-02, image/seq 5: Local item: "On Sunday last Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak observed the 93rd anniversary of her birth".1913-10-02 · image/seq 5
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 2 Oct 1913, p. 5: Mrs. Lucinda Allen Oak's 93rd birthday at her daughter's home on Water Street.2 Oct 1913 · p. 5
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1914-07-10, image/seq 5: List of aged Skowhegan residents: "Lucinda Oak, 94".1914-07-10 · image/seq 5
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1 October 1914, p. 5: Mrs. Lucinda Allen Oak's 94th birthday, kept at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. S. Steward, on Water Street.1 Oct 1914 · p. 5 (image 5 of 8)
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1914-10-01, image/seq 5: Local item: the 94th birthday of Mrs. Lucinda Allen Oak.1914-10-01 · image/seq 5
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 19 Aug 1916, p. 7: Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak (daughter of Ansel and Sarah (Lander) Allen; three daughters).19 Aug 1916 · p. 7
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1916-08-05, image/seq 12: Skowhegan item: Mrs. Lucinda Oak suffering from a fall received Tuesday; "nearly 96 years of age and rather feeble".1916-08-05 · image/seq 12
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1916-08-19, image/seq 7: Skowhegan column, "Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak" (funeral notice/obituary).1916-08-19 · image/seq 7
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1916-08-26, image/seq 9: Somerset County deaths list: "Skowhegan, Mrs. Lucinda Allen Oak, aged 95 years".1916-08-26 · image/seq 9
Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 1916-11-07, image/seq 2: Skowhegan: First Baptist Church memorial for members who died during the year, including Mrs. Lucinda Oak and Mrs. Elizabeth Tobey.1916-11-07 · image/seq 2
Sun-Journal (Lewiston, Me.), 19 Aug 1916, p. 12: Mrs. Lucinda Oak Dies, the oldest woman residing in Skowhegan.19 Aug 1916 · p. 12
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1916-08-03, image/seq 5: Local item: Mrs. Lucinda Oak, mother of Mrs. Nahum Steward, sustained a fall Tuesday.1916-08-03 · image/seq 5
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1916-08-24, image/seq 3: "Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak. Another of the Children of Bloomfield is Layed to Rest," with portrait captioned "The Late Mrs. Lucinda Oak".1916-08-24 · image/seq 3
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1916-08-24, image/seq 8: "Card of Thanks" dated Skowhegan, Aug. 23, 1916, signed by Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jewett, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Withee, Mr. and Mrs. Nahum Steward.1916-08-24 · image/seq 8
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1916-10-19, image/seq 1: Obituary of Mrs. (Elizabeth Allen) Tobey, noting "her sister, Mrs. Lucinda Oak passed away only a few months ago".1916-10-19 · image/seq 1
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 11 Jul 1918, p. 1: The Old Red Schoolhouse at Larone (teachers include Miss Lucinda Allen, who married Samuel Oak).11 Jul 1918 · p. 1
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1918-07-11, image/seq 1: "The Old Red Schoolhouse at Larone" (Whiting's schoolhouse), list of former teachers including "Miss Lucinda Allen who married Samuel Oak of Skowhegan".1918-07-11 · image/seq 1
The Independent-Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 1922-11-09, image/seq 1: Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Jewett (Lizzie Oak, native of Exeter; parents Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen; family moved from Exeter to a farm in the Bigelow Hill section).1922-11-09 · image/seq 1
Record images
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Exeter, Maine, record of publishments and marriages: intention of marriage of Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, filed 18 September 1847, about three weeks before their ceremony at Bloomfield on 11 October.18 September 1847 · image 134 of 158
Somerset County, Maine, clerk's own copy of the Bloomfield marriage return: Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, married 11 October 1847; the town clerk is read as Joseph Killrick.11 October 1847 · image 147 of 229
The town clerk's marriage return for Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, Bloomfield, Maine, 11 October 1847.11 Oct 1847
1850 census, Exeter, Maine, sheet 126: Samuel Oak (33) with Lucinda (29) and a one-year-old son, at dwelling 145, family 152.13 Aug 1850 · page stamped 257 / sheet 126
1850 U.S. census, Exeter, Penobscot County, Maine, enumerated 13 August 1850 (printed p. 126, dwelling 145, family 152): Samuel Oak, 33, owning $1,000 of real estate, with Lucinda, 29, and a one-year-old son Charles.13 Aug 1850 · p. 126 (stamped 251), dwelling 145 / family 152, lines 9-11
1870 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Maine: Samuel Oak, 53, farmer (real estate $3,000, personal estate $890), with Lucindia, 49, and children Charles A., Elizabeth S., Mary A., Benjamin E. and Nina E.1870 · page 86, line 13, household 762
1870 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine: Samuel Oak and Lucinda with the full household.1870
1880 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine: Samuel Oak (63) and Lucinda; his parents' birthplaces given as Vermont (father) and New Hampshire (mother).1880
Will of Samuel Oak, signed 27 January 1896, Somerset County Probate Register, vol. 94, pp. 302-303, witnessed. Steinberg, J. Palmer Merrill and Edward P. Coffin.27 January 1896 (probated 9 January 1900) · pp. 302-303 (image 007139074_00819)
Maine record of a death: Charles Oak, died Skowhegan 15 June 1900, age 51, born Exeter; father Samuel Oak, mother (maiden name) Lucinda Allen.15 Jun 1900
Mrs. Lucind (Allen) Oak24 Aug 1916- Mrs. Lucinda Oak Dies19 Aug 1916
Grave marker of Oak family stones (Bennie, Lucinda, Samuel), Skowhegan, Maine, Samuel Oak d. 1900; Lucinda (Allen) Oak d. 1916.photograph undated
Lucinda Allen Oak, 1820–1916 ("AE 96y" on the stone), Southside Cemetery.
Photos & documents
Sources
- View memorial on Find a Grave Memorial 138082388
A volunteer-contributed memorial page. Its dates and family links are the contributor's; the labels on this page say which ones the records support. - Birthday reports, Daily Kennebec Journal (30 Sep 1912, 30 Sep 1913) and The Independent-Reporter (3 Oct 1912, 2 Oct 1913, 1 Oct 1914). Library of Congress, Chronicling America. 1900 U.S. census, Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, ED 164, 27 Pleasant Street: household of Nahum S. Steward (index). Ancestry. URL: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014248/1912-09-30/ed-1/?sp=2 Census Citation only Birth
- Bloomfield, Maine, town clerk's marriage return, 11 October 1847, Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen, solemnized by Charles Miller, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Bloomfield; county clerk's copy received and recorded 4 May 1848 (FamilySearch, Somerset marriage records). A separate Exeter intention of marriage was filed 18 September 1847 Birth, marriage and death records Citation only Marriage
- Maine, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999 Wills and probate Scan: family sign-in Death, Probate, Residence
Probate Records, 1810-1916; Author: Maine. Probate Court (Somerset County) - Find a Grave memorial 138082388, Lucinda Allen Oak (1820-1916), Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan, Maine Burials and memorials Citation only Burial
Research sources
- Birthday reports, Daily Kennebec Journal (30 Sep 1912, 30 Sep 1913) and The Independent-Reporter (3 Oct 1912, 2 Oct 1913, 1 Oct 1914) Newspapers view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Bloomfield, Maine, town clerk's marriage return, 11 Oct 1847: Samuel Oak and Lucinda Allen Birth, marriage and death records
- Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.), 19 Aug 1916, p. 7: 'Mrs. Lucinda (Allen) Oak' (names her parents) Newspapers view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- Find a Grave memorial 138082388: Lucinda Allen Oak (1820-1916), Southside Cemetery, Skowhegan Burials and memorials view at findagrave.com
- Maine death record of Charles Oak, died 15 Jun 1900 at Skowhegan, parents Samuel and Lucinda Oak (index) Birth, marriage and death records
- Maine State Archives, record of the death of Charles Oak, Skowhegan, 15 Jun 1900 (1892-1907 vital records) Birth, marriage and death records view at Ancestry
- Piscataquis County, Maine, Probate Records: will of John Burnett of Guilford, January Term 1886, pp. 514-516 Wills and probate view at Ancestry
- Somerset County, Maine, Probate Records, vol. 94, p. 303: will of Samuel Oak, signed 27 Jan 1896, filed 9 Jan 1900 (register copy) Wills and probate view at Ancestry
- The Independent-Reporter, 11 Jul 1918, p. 1: 'The Old Red Schoolhouse at Larone' (a remembered list of the school's teachers) Newspapers view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- The Somerset Reporter (Skowhegan, Me.), 29 Oct 1903, p. 7: 'Historical Sketch of the First Baptist Church of Skowhegan' Newspapers view at Library of Congress, Chronicling America
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