New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): partial, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The right-hand page is the probate record for Norman S. Bentley of Milton, Saratoga County, stating that he died in September 1901 (day appears to be 23, but the handwriting is unclear) and that the will was admitted on 9 November 1901. The year and month match the claim. The place does not: Saratoga Springs is only where the court sat, and the record gives no death place, only his residence in Milton. The record therefore supports the death date in part and says nothing on the place.
Matches: Will of Norman S. Bentley, late of the Town of Milton, Saratoga County, admitted to probate 9 November 1901; Record states he died September 2[3], 1901, with the day written in handwriting that looks like 23 or 20; Wife Emilie R. Bentley named as executrix and widow; the will is dated 14 September 1901, which is consistent with a death shortly afterward
Limits: The death day in the handwriting is hard to read; it could be 20 or 23, so the exact day is not firmly confirmed; The record gives his residence as the Town of Milton, Saratoga County, not Saratoga Springs; Saratoga Springs appears only as the location of the Surrogate's Court, so the claimed death place is not stated; The record does not give his birth year, so it cannot confirm the 1831 dates; The left-hand page is the end of a different will (John E. Fort) and is irrelevant to this person