Matthew SAXE

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    3. Death\bur: Clinton Co, N.Y. Chazy Landing Cem Rec, p 6. FHL Film #532969.
    4. Other: 1810 Census Rec, Clinton Co, N.Y. (Matthew Sax) 1830 Census Rec, Chazy, Clinton Co, N.Y, 318. (Matthew Sax) 1840 Census Rec, Chazy, Clinton Co, N.Y, 251. (Elizabeth Sax)
    5. Other: Gen of the Saxe Family, p 12, 20. FHL Call #929.273 Sa 975s. History of Clinton Co, N.Y. FHL Call #974.75 H2hu. History of Chazy, Clinton, N.Y. FHL Call #974.7545 C1 H2s.

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    3. Chazy Landing Cem Rec extract: In memory of Hon. Matthew Sax, who departed
    this life August 2nd AD. 1836, in the 61st year of his age.
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    5. Gen of the Saxe Family extract: Matthew Saxe, b Mar 16, 1776; d Aug 2, 1836,
    at Chazy, N.Y. Matthew Saxe married (third) Betsey Graves.
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    5. History of Clinton Co extract:
    p 138: Premiums awarded to Matthew Sax, of Chazy, for the best acre of corn and
    best three-year-old steer.
    p 139: Premiums awarded to Matthew Sax, for the best cultivated farm in Chazy,
    $6.
    p 262: First National Bank of Champlain, Directors; Wm. H. Sax.
    p 278: The first settlement and business centre in town was Chazy Landing,
    commonly known as Saxe's Landing. First Settlers at Saxe's Landing, Judge
    Matthew Saxe, from whom the landing is familiarly named, came there in 1808,
    erected a new wharf a few rods south of the old and temporary structure of Mr.
    Lawrence, which is now extinct. Saxe built storehouses, and for many years did
    a large business, laying the foundation for a handsome fortune. The entire town
    of Chazy, portions of Champlain and Mooers, in fact, all the northern part of
    Clinton Co, received its merchandise and shipped its products through this
    channel. Judge Saxe died of apoplexy in 1836. Three sons of Judge Saxe-William
    Saxe, George Saxe, and Henry Saxe-still reside at the landing. A fourth brother
    (Matthew) is a wealthy miner in Oregon. William H. Saxe is a director in the
    First National Bank of Champlain. Seth Gregory was one of the first
    American-born citizens in town, settling here in 1795, but exactly at what
    point we do not know-probably at first near the landing.
    p 284: Portions of the sign post of the old log tavern are still standing in
    front of William H. Saxe's residence.
    p 286: Supervisors; 1811-17, Matthew Saxe; 1820 Matthew Saxe; 1849-50 William
    H. Saxe; 1853 William H. Saxe; 1857 Henry G. Saxe.
    p 290: St. Luke's (Episcopal) Church, Chazy; H.G. Saxe.
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    5. History of Chazy, Clinton, N.Y. extract: the Saxe boys, and Saxe's Landing.
    p 279: In the early part of this century Elisha Ransom, a native of Deerfield,
    Conn, with three or four brothers, settled in Chazy. His sons; Roswell and
    Ichabod and Wells. Roswell and Ichabod were for many long years deacons in the
    Presbyterian Church.
    Town of Ellenburgh, p 315: Henry G. Saxe managed the store until 1844.
    p 289: Methodist Episcopal Church of Chazy; Saxes Landing, where worships is
    held in the school house; The superintendent of the school at the landing is
    Mrs. Henry Saxe.
    p 81: The first settlement and business center was at Chazy Landing. Chazy
    Landing has also been called "Sax's Landing," and "Sax's Wharf." Chazy village
    was settled from the Landing.
    p 84: Appendix 1; Supervisors; Matthew Sax 1811-17 (Democrat); Matthew Sax 1820
    (Democrat); Matthew Sax 1829-31 (Democrat); William H. Saxe 1849-50 (Democrat);
    William H. Saxe 1853 (Democrat); Henry G. Sax 1857 (Democrat; after a tie he
    was voted in by the justices); town clerks; Harry Graves 1831-34.
    p 99: Again at Chazy Landing where they burned the storehouse of Matthew Sax.
    p 100: An interesting sidelight is shown by a letter from Matthew Sax, a
    merchant at the Landing, dated 23rd August 1814.
    p 154: Although the other Saxe brothers gradually left the area and the British
    burned the store on August 1st, 1813, Matthew Sax and the Landing continued to
    prosper. The old store was replaced in 1822 by a sturdy stone building with
    an English tin roof, tin covered shutters, and a fire proof vault. By the time
    of his death in 1836, Matthew Sax had become head of an important general
    merchandising business, a blacksmith shop, and a horse and boat rental service,
    landlord of several houses, promoter of a lumber business, a miller, a teacher
    of potash, shipper, teamster, farmer, owner of a canal boat, liquor dealer, and
    a trustee of the Presbyterian Church. Without Matthew Sax and Sax's whart,
    Chazy would, during this time, have been little more than an agricultural
    hamlet served by one or two general stores and that Chazy Landing would never
    have boasted itself as "The City." After the death of Matthew Sax, his sons:
    William, Henry, and George, succeeded him in the business which continued until
    1862, when they sold out the merchandise and engaged in a wood and grain
    business, using the store as an office.
    p 155: Picture of the Sax stone store.
    p 164: Appendix 1: A sample of goods handled at Matthew Sax's wharf 1809-1834
    from his account book.
    p 272: The earliest record of Chazy licenses is dated Sep 20, 1820; licenses
    issued to these men at a cost of $5  per license with