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

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the 1855 Sandy Creek, Oswego County census, with a Bentley household at dwelling 379. It includes "Sarah S. Bentley", 46, wife of the head. This matches the name Sarah Bentley, and the age gives a birth year of about 1809, which is close to 1808. The record does not show her full name or her death, so it is consistent with the claim rather than conclusive.
Matches: 1855 New York State census, Sandy Creek, Oswego County, dwelling 379, family 446, lists "Sarah S. Bentley", age 46, female, wife of the head (Elias/Elihu Bentley, 49); Surname Bentley and given name Sarah match the claim; Her birth place appears to be Saratoga, which fits a New York-born woman
Flags: Age 46 implies a birth year of about 1809, one year from the claimed 1808, which is within tolerance; A second Sarah Bentley (age 11) is in the same household and could be confused with the claimed person
Limits: Census gives an age, not a birth date, and cannot show a death year (1886); The claim concerns only her name, and the record gives only "Sarah S.", so it cannot confirm her full name or middle name; The image is low-resolution, and the head's first name and the birthplace entries are hard to read; The citation does not say which entry the claim relies on, so the match to this Sarah Bentley rests on name and age only