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HENRY BENTLEY (b. 1819) & PHEBE/ELIZA (PELCHER)

Family Outline:

Henry Bentley is supposed to be the brother of John Henry Bentley (but their ages are 20 years apart).

  1. (William?) Henry Bentley (b. 1822) & Eliza P. ?.

HENRY & Eliza/Phebe (Pelcher) BENTLEY

Henry Bentley:
 1850: Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, NY (1818)
 1860: West Troy, Albany, NY (1818)
 1870: Greenfield, Saratoga, NY (1822)
 1880: Greenfield, Saratoga, NY (1820)

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Henry Bentley (1819-1898) & Phebe (Pelcher)
George C. Bentley (1844-1863)
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St. John's Cemetery, Greenfield:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nysarato/stjohnc.htm

Bentley Henry
 Husb of Phebe E. Pelcher
 1819/12/22
 1898/06/13
 78y
 St. Johns
 2 - 0149
 Co. H 153rd NY Volunteers. The 1865 Town Civil War records state he was
born in Dutchess County NY son of John and Rachel O'Brien (widow
Crannel) Bentley. He was a cooper who lived in Greenfield. He enlisted
Sept. 6 1862 as a private Co. H 153 NY Infantry for 3 years at
Greenfield. Mustered in October 17 1862 with a $100 bounty paid by the
town. Discharged Oct. 17 1865 by reason of expiration of term of
service. Post-war address Greenfield Center.
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St. John's Cemetery, Greenfield:
Pelcher Joseph M.				1822/02/18	1884/01/03	61y	St. Johns	2 - 0151
Pelcher Phebe E.	Wife of Henry Bentley	1821/09/11	3/14/1900	78y	St. Johns	2 - 0150


Surname PELCHER in Vernon, Oneida, NY (possible family of Phebe/Eliza):

Name: John Pelcher 
Age: 48 
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1802 
Birth Place: England 
Gender: Male 
Home in 1850(City,County,State): Vernon, Oneida, New York 
Household Members: Name Age 
Emily C Cook 30  
Adonijah Foot 81  
Elihu M Foot 41  
Ellen C Foot 10  
Josiah L Foot 13  
Malvina M Foot 42  
Sabrae m Foot 79  
Matthew Inwas 36  
John Pelcher 48  
Sophia Snow 15  
Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Vernon, Oneida, New York; Roll: M432_562; Page: 74; Image: 146.


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1870: Greenfield, Saratoga, NY:
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Henry Bentley, 48 NY (1822) Cooper, can't read & write <---- cooper, listed as "Uncle Henry" in family notes
 Eliza P., 46 (1824)
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Bentley George C.
 1844/12/24
 1863/02/07
 19y
 St. Johns
 1 - 118
 Co. H 153rd Reg't NY Volunteers. Per the 1865 Town Civil War records he
was born in Vernon NY December 24 1844 son of William and Ruth Carver
Bentley. Lived in Greenfield as a farmer. Enlisted Sept. 8 1862 at
Saratoga Springs as private Co. H 153th NY Infantry for 3 years.
Mustered in October 17 1862 with a bounty of $100 paid by the town. He
died of Diptheria at Alexandria Virginia Feb. 7 1863.
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1850: ????
William Bentley & Ruth Carver
 George C.
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1860: William Bentley & Ruth Carver
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1870: William Bentley & Ruth Carver
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1850 US FEDERAL CENSUS

State: County: Free Inhabitants in Page No. Supervisor's Dist. No. Enumeration Dist. No. Enumerator: Date:
New York Rensselaer Lansingburgh 116 . . George H. Myers, Ass't Marshal September 3, 1850
 
        Description              
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Line # House Visit # Family # NAME on 6/1/1850 AGE at
Last Bday
SEX COLOR PROFESSION Value Real PLACE OF BIRTH Mo. if mar. within yr Attend School yr # Over 20 illiterate Condition
38 139 182 Henry Bentley 32 M   Cooper   NY        
25     Phebe E. 29 F       NY        

Year: 1850; Census Place: Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York; Roll: M432_586; Page: 116; Image: 28.


1860 US FEDERAL CENSUS

State: County: Free Inhabitants in Post office: Page No. Supervisor's Dist. No. Enumeration Dist. No. Enumerator: Date:
New York Saratoga 4th Ward of Village of West Troy West Troy 172 . . ____________, Ass't Marshal July 16, 1860
 
        Description   Value of Real Estate          
. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Line # House Visit # Family # NAME on 6/1/1860 AGE at
Last Bday
SEX COLOR PROFESSION Value Real Value Personal PLACE OF BIRTH Mo. if mar. within yr Attend School yr # Over 20 illiterate Condition
07 1054 1299 Henry Bently 42 M   Cooper   50 England        
08     Eliza 38 F         New York        
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: West Troy, Albany, New York; Roll: M653_722; Page: 172; Image: 174.

1870 US FEDERAL CENSUS

State: County: Inhabitants in Page No. Supervisor's Dist. No. Enumeration Dist. No. Enumerator: Date:
New York Saratoga Greenfield . . . B. S. Robinson, Ass't Marshal __th day of June, 1870
 
        Description   Value of Real Estate Owned   Parentage       Education   Constitutional
Relations
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Line # House Visit # Family # NAME on 6/1/1870 AGE at
Last Bday
SEX COLOR PROFESSION Value Real Value Personal PLACE OF BIRTH Father of Foreign Born Mother of Foreign Born Mo. if born within yr Mo. if mar. within yr Attend School yr Cannot Read Cannot Write Condition Male citizen 21+ Male age 21+
noncrime
deny vote
27 457 475 Henry Bentley 48 M W Cooper     NY           / /   /  
28     Eliza P. 46 F W Keeping house     New York                    

Year: 1870; Census Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M593_????; Page: 191; Image: ???.


1880 US FEDERAL CENSUS

State: County: Inhabitants in Page No. Supervisor's Dist. No. Enumeration Dist. No. Enumerator: Date:
New York Saratoga Greenfield (1st elec. dist) 32 6 71 James G. Weeden 22 June, 1880
 
  In Cities       Personal Description     Civil Condition   Occupation Health Education Nativity
Line # Street House # House Visit # Family # NAME on 6/1/1880 COLOR SEX AGE at
Last Bday
Born Mo. RELATIONSHIP S M W D Married in
Census Yr
OCCUPATION Mo. Unemp. No work
sick, disabled
Blind Deaf
Dumb
Idiotic Insane Disabled School No Read No Write PLACE OF BIRTH BIRTHPLACE FATHER BIRTHPLACE MOTHER
42     355 380 Henry Bentley W M 60       /     Cooper /                   NY NY NY
43     355 380 Eliza W F 55   Wife   /     Keeping home                     NY France NY

Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York; Roll: T9_928; Family History Film: 1254928; Page: 158.4000; ED: 71; Image: 0318.