North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The DAR Lineage Book page (p. 125) lists Norman S. Bentley (1831-1901), who married Emilie M. Wagner in 1858, as the father in the applicant's lineage. Only the death year agrees with the claim. The exact date and place of death are not stated, so this is consistent but not confirming.
Matches: Norman S. Bentley appears as lineage line 1 for Mrs. Mary W. Bentley Wood (No. 95380), with dates (1831-1901); The death year 1901 matches the claim; Birth year 1831 matches the claim's 1831 start
Limits: The page gives only birth and death years, not the day or month, so 23 September 1901 is not confirmed; No death place is given, so Saratoga Springs, New York is not confirmed; It is a compiled lineage book (DAR) listing, not an original death record; The entry names Norman S. Bentley only as an ancestor line; Brooklyn, N.Y. is the applicant's birthplace, not his death place; Identity with the database person rests on the name and dates alone, with no further identifiers