1840 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image of the 1840 census page, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York, shows a head of household with the surname Bentley and a first name that looks like "Eliza" or "Elias". The age bracket for the male head (30-40) fits someone born in 1806. The record supports the surname and an approximate name form but does not firmly state the full given name or any dates.
Matches: The 1840 census page for Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York shows a head of household written as "Eliza Bentley" or "Elias Bentley", which fits the surname and a plausible given-name variant; The household is a young family: 1 male under 5, 2 males aged 5-10, 1 male aged 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female aged 5-10 and 1 female aged 30-40. A man born 1806 would be about 34, so he fits the 30-40 male column
Limits: The census names only the head of household, and the given name is handwritten and could be read as Eliza or Elias, so the image does not firmly show the full name Elias; The record shows no birth or death dates, so it cannot confirm the 1806-1860 life span beyond the age bracket; The claim is about a name, and a census lists only the head's name as the enumerator wrote it, so it cannot confirm that this is the Elias Bentley of the database; The household's total counts on the second page cannot be matched to this row with certainty