1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
Line 64 of the 1900 census, Milton, Saratoga, NY, shows Norman Bentley, head, born Mar 1831, age 69. This agrees with the claimed March 1831 birth, but the day (31) is not recorded in the census. The record is consistent with the claim and is not contradicted on any point.
Matches: Line 64: Bentley, Norman, Head, white male, born Mar 1831, age 69, matches the claimed birth month and year; Census place Milton, Saratoga, New York, ED 119, sheet 6, matches the citation detail; Married 42 years, farmer, born New York, with wife Emily M; the record is plausibly the right person; The 1900 census date, with the birthday already passed, fits an age of 69 for a March 1831 birth
Limits: The census gives only month and year of birth, not the day, so 31 March 1831 is not confirmed; The middle initial is hard to read on the image (the claim has S), so it is not verified; The census does not show the 1901 death year in the claim's lifespan