1870 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows Sarah Bentley, 64, retired, born New York, in the Town of Richland, Oswego County, on 24 June 1870. Residence, place and occupation all match the claim. The implied birth year of about 1806 is two years off the claimed 1808, which is a minor discrepancy and likely age-reporting variance. The record is otherwise consistent with the claim.
Matches: Line 23 reads "Bentley Sarah", age 64, female, white, occupation "Retired", born New York; Age 64 in 1870 implies a birth year of about 1806, within two years of the claimed 1808; The page header reads Town of Richland, County of Oswego, New York, enumerated 24 June 1870, Post Office Pulaski N.Y., which matches the claimed place; Occupation "Retired" matches the claim note; Sarah is listed with Ann Eliza Bentley (27, housekeeper) in the Hollis household, which is consistent with a family group
Limits: A census age gives an approximate birth year, not a date; 64 implies about 1806 against the claimed 1808, a difference of two years that may be an enumerator or age-reporting variance; The census does not identify Sarah's death year or full life dates, so it cannot confirm 1808–1886; The page number on the image (28) is the enumerator's number; the citation's 407B is the Ancestry page, which I cannot check from the image; The record does not state Sarah's relationship to the head of household