BIOGRAPHY: Gustavus Bently; Sweden Twp, Monroe co., NY
surname: Bently

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Author: Directory of Crawford County, PA, 1879-1880, pages 307-308

GUSTAVUS BENTLY

Was born in Sweden township, Monroe county, New York. March 25th, 1827. At the 
age of five years his father removed to Rome, Ashtabula county, Ohio, where he 
died, when the subject of this sketch was seven years of age. He went then to 
Kingsville the same State, and was bound out to Jeremiah King. Here he 
remained until he was nineteen years of age His education was acquired at the 
academy at that place. In 1846 he went to Yates county, New York, and was 
agent for Granby & Co., Rochester, for three years. He then came to Meadville 
and spent two or three years upon the Gable farm and Benedict farm. In 1852 he 
went to California, across the plains and was captured by the Indians with the 
rest of the party, but they were soon able to ransom themselves. He was one 
hundred and ten days crossing. In the fall of 1852 he was engaged in turning 
the course of the American river below Caloma. He landed in Chaster City safe, 
and entered the employ of Vanner & King, of New York city dealers in Lower 
California cattle. He returned by the way of Nicaraugua, [sic.]  and landed in 
New York, February, 1854. He bought a farm in Wayne township and sold out in 
1863, and engaged in the flour and feed business in Titusville for six months; 
this he sold out, and bought a farm in Vernon township. Here he spent two 
years engaged largely in the cattle business. Selling out, he removed to 
Kingsville, Ohio, where he bought the property of his former employer, King. 
He was engaged at this time in a meat and provision store at Meadville, in 
company with E. W. Luce. He bought the Hiram Betts property and sold it after 
six months to J. R. Dick & Co. In 1866 he bought his present farm of two 
hundred acres, in Randolph township, and has since paid much attention to 
agriculture, and now has it all under cultivation except twenty acres, and 
well stocked. In 1875 he built what is known as the Blooming Valley cheese 
factory, which he has conducted ever since. In October, 1878, he engaged in 
the oil business as a producer, in which he has been successful. Mr. Bently 
has held all the township offices, and in 1878 was  candidate for the 
Republican nomination for Sheriff of Crawford county.