New York, U.S., State Census, 1855

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image of the 1855 New York State census for Sandy Creek, Oswego County, shows a household headed by Elias Bently, 49, born in Saratoga, a farmer. The name matches the claim apart from a spelling variant, and the age fits a birth about 1806. The record cannot show the death year. The slightly blurry handwriting keeps confidence at 3.
Matches: Dwelling 379, family 446, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, lists a head of household whose name reads 'Elias Bently', male, age 49; Age 49 on 3 June 1855 implies a birth around 1805–1806, which fits the claimed 1806; Born in Saratoga County, a farmer, with wife Sarah S. and a household of Bentley children, which fits a family group
Limits: The surname is spelled 'Bently' (or 'Bentley') in the record, a minor variant; The first name is hard to read at this image quality but looks like 'Elias'; The census gives an age, not a birth date, and cannot show the 1860 death; The claim concerns only the name, so the other claimed facts are not tested