Citation · C0455 · record
1860 United States Federal Census
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York; Roll: M653_838; Page: 958; Family History Library
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image is a readable 1860 census page for Sandy Creek, Oswego, NY (Post Office Port Ontario). Lines 3-9 list the Elias Bentley household, with Sarah (52, born New York) on line 4. This supports the 1860 residence and agrees with a birth year of about 1808.
Matches: Image shows 1860 census, Town of Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York, enumerated 30 July 1860, Post Office Port Ontario; Household of Elias Bentley (52, farmer) includes Sarah, age 52, female, born New York; Sarah's age of 52 implies a birth year of about 1808, matching the claimed 1808; Place and year match the residence claim
Limits: Census shows residence on the enumeration date and gives an age, not a birth date; The census does not name Sarah's relationship to Elias, though she is likely his wife; The citation page number (958) differs from the handwritten page number 156 on the image, probably an Ancestry image or stamped page number; Death year 1886 is not addressed by this record
What it supports
- Lived at · 1860 · Sandy Creek, Port Ontario, Oswego, New York, USA — Sarah Bentley