Citation · C0446 · compiled
U.S., Family History Books
A History of the Seymour Family: Descendants of Richard Seymour of Hartford, Connecticut, For Six Generations: With Extensive Amplification of the Lines Deriving From His Son John Seymour of Hartford; Based Primarily on the Manuscript Collect; Author: Jaco
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier compiled.
The page (p. 205, Seymour Family) lists Sarah, daughter of Joel Seymour, b. 2 Sept. 1808, d. 26 Dec. 1886, m. 1 Jan. 1829 Elias Bentley. The date, death year and married surname all match the claim. The birthplace is not stated and is only inferred from the family's residence at Stillwater, so the claim is consistent but not fully stated.
Matches: Entry v under Joel Seymour (no. 118) lists Sarah, b. 2 Sept. 1808, which matches the claimed birth date; Sarah d. 26 Dec. 1886, matching the claimed 1886 death year; Sarah m. 1 Jan. 1829 Elias Bentley of Pulaski, N.Y., which fits the surname Bentley; Parents Joel Seymour and Elizabeth Fellows lived at Stillwater, N.Y., so a Stillwater birth is plausible
Limits: The entry gives no birthplace for Sarah, so Stillwater, Saratoga County is not stated; Stillwater is inferred from the parents' residence; Joel went to Stillwater at age 11 and died there, and the children's births are not individually placed; This is a compiled printed genealogy, not an original birth record; The page does not name the county or say the Stillwater in question is the one in Saratoga County
What it supports
- Born · 2 September 1808 · Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, United States of America — Sarah Bentley