1830 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the 1830 census for the Town of Stillwater, and the fourth line appears to read 'Joel Seymour'. The household includes one male aged 50-60, which fits a man born in 1772. The record supports the name only and does not establish identity beyond that.
Matches: Fourth entry on the page reads approximately 'Joel Seymour', matching the claimed name (surname partly hard to read); Margin reads 'Town of Stillwater', matching the citation's Stillwater, Saratoga, New York; Household has a male aged 50-60 (1 mark), consistent with Joel born 1772 (age about 57-58 in 1830)
Flags: Handwritten page number at top reads 69, while the citation says Page 68; this is probably a stamped versus handwritten numbering difference
Limits: A census gives only the head's name and age brackets, so it cannot confirm full name, birth year or death year; The surname is blurry and could be read as Seymour or Reynolds, so the reading is tentative; The record does not show that this Joel is the Joel⁶ Seymour (1772–1841) in the database, only a name and age match; Other household members cannot be linked to known family from this record