1850 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the 1850 Sandy Creek, Oswego, NY schedule with "Elias Bently", 44, farmer, born NY, on line 32. The name is a spelling variant of Bentley, and the age fits a birth around 1806. The record supports the name and is consistent with the dates, but cannot confirm the death year.
Matches: Line 32 of the Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., NY page reads "Elias Bently" (Bentley), male, a farmer, born NY, real estate $2,000, dwelling/family 172; Age 44 gives a birth year of about 1806, which matches the claimed 1806; Locality matches the citation (Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, 1850); Household of Sarah (42) and children Elizabeth, William H., Samuel D., Frances, Ann Eliza, Sarah, Esther and John is plausible for this man
Limits: The census gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm 1806 exactly; It says nothing about the 1860 death year; The spelling is "Bently" and the handwriting is slightly ambiguous; it supports the name only as a variant; Page number 167b in the citation cannot be checked against the stamped number 24 visible on the image; the dwelling numbers 166–173 are consistent with it; The census does not state relationships, so it does not show that this is the same Elias as in the database