Moses Sawyer - Revision history

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	'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[~~guide\|~~guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].
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	[[File:Moses Sawyer.jpg\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer by Pat and Tom Willis, photo of display taken 2/2009. Click on the image to enlarge the display. ]]~~<h3> </h3>~~		[[File:Moses Sawyer.jpg\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer by Pat and Tom Willis, photo of display taken 2/2009. Click on the image to enlarge the display. ]]

	''Brighton History Days have been held one weekend each summer since 1994, sponsored by the Brighton Architectural Heritage Committee.''		''Brighton History Days have been held one weekend each summer since 1994, sponsored by the Brighton Architectural Heritage Committee.''

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	Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.		Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.

	Besides working at the [[Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp Topridge\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[~~Edward Livingston Trudeau\|~~Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau Sanitarium\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.		Besides working at the [[Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp Topridge\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau Sanitarium\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.

	Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.		Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.

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	[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]		[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]

	'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[~~Paul Smith's Hotel\|~~Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].
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	Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.		Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.

	Besides working at the [[~~Paul Smith's Hotel\|~~Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp Topridge\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau Sanitarium\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.		Besides working at the [[Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp Topridge\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau Sanitarium\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.

	Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.		Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.

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	'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer		'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer

	[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]\|\|		[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]

	'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].

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	[[File:Moses Sawyer 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]~~'''~~		[[File:Moses Sawyer 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]

	Born:''' October 22, 1848		'''Born:''' October 22, 1848

	'''Died: '''September 10, 1941		'''Died: '''September 10, 1941

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	[[File:Moses Sawyer 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]'''Born:''' October 22, 1848		[[File:Moses Sawyer 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]'''

			Born:''' October 22, 1848

	'''Died: '''September 10, 1941		'''Died: '''September 10, 1941

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	'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer		'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer

	[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]~~]]<br>~~'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]\|\|

			'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].
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	'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer		'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer

	[[File:Sawyer%20house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>\|Built c. 1875, on [[Keese%20Mills%20Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]<br>'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul%20Smith's%20Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St.%20John's%20Cemetery%20in%20Paul%20Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		[[File:Sawyer%20house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese%20Mills%20Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]<br>'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul%20Smith's%20Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St.%20John's%20Cemetery%20in%20Paul%20Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].
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	[[File:Moses~~%20Sawyer%202~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]'''Born:''' October 22, 1848		[[File:Moses Sawyer 2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer, age 92]]'''Born:''' October 22, 1848

	'''Died: '''September 10, 1941		'''Died: '''September 10, 1941
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	'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer		'''Children:''' Mrs. Hardy Sweet, Mrs. Edward Russell, Mrs. Russell Newell, James Sawyer

	[[File:Sawyer~~%20house~~.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese~~%20Mills%20Road~~\|Keese Mill Road]]]]<br>'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul~~%20Smith~~'s~~%20Hotel~~\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St.~~%20John~~'s~~%20Cemetery%20in%20Paul%20Smiths~~\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].		[[File:Sawyer house.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer's House, July 1996<br>Built c. 1875, on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese Mill Road]]]]<br>'''Moses E. Sawyer''' was a [[guide\|guide]] at [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths\|St. John's Cemetery in Paul Smiths]].
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	Moses Elisha Sawyer. 10/22/1840 - 9/9/41, was born in Canada to Moses Edward Sawyer and Flavin LaMere Blanet.[?] In 1861, Moses emigrated to the Adirondack Mountains of New York and was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1866.		Moses Elisha Sawyer. 10/22/1840 - 9/9/41, was born in Canada to Moses Edward Sawyer and Flavin LaMere Blanet.[?] In 1861, Moses emigrated to the Adirondack Mountains of New York and was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1866.

	Although he had no formal education when he arrived in [[Keese~~%20Mills~~\|Keese’s Mills]], Moses became student of [[Lydia~~%20Martin%20Smith~~\|Mrs. Paul (Lydia Martin) Smith]], who taught him along with her son, [[Phelps~~%20Smith~~\|Phelps]].		Although he had no formal education when he arrived in [[Keese Mills\|Keese’s Mills]], Moses became student of [[Lydia Martin Smith\|Mrs. Paul (Lydia Martin) Smith]], who taught him along with her son, [[Phelps Smith\|Phelps]].

	Moses' first wife was Kate Hewitt, who was born in 1846 and was the school teacher in the Easy Street School from 1872 to 1873, before she married Moses.		Moses' first wife was Kate Hewitt, who was born in 1846 and was the school teacher in the Easy Street School from 1872 to 1873, before she married Moses.
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	Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.		Kate died in 1882. Cora A. Skiff, who was taking care of Kate during a long illness, became Moses second wife in 1987. Moses and Cora had five children.

	Besides working at the [[Paul~~%20Smith~~'s~~%20Hotel~~\|Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp~~%20Topridge~~\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese~~%20Mills%20Road~~\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore~~%20Roosevelt~~\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[Edward~~%20Livingston%20Trudeau~~\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau~~%20Sanitarium~~\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.		Besides working at the [[Paul Smith's Hotel\|Paul Smith's Hotel]], being the caretaker for Lothrups Camp (where [[Camp Topridge\|Topridge]] is now) and opening a country store in the house he built on [[Keese Mills Road\|Keese’s Mills Road]] (where the McBride's live now), Moses Sawyer was a well-known Adirondack guide. He was a guide for several famous people, including [[Theodore Roosevelt\|Theodore Roosevelt]], president of the United States, and Dr. [[Edward Livingston Trudeau\|Edward Livingston Trudeau]], the founder of the [[Trudeau Sanitarium\|Trudeau Sanitarium]] in Saranac Lake.

	Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.		Theodore Roosevelt mentioned Moses Sawyer in the books ''The Deer Family'' and ''Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter'', as well as in his ''Diaries of Boyhood and Youth'' (Teddy was 10 years Moses junior). He recalled a story that Moses told during an 1871 hunting trip that young Teddy was on with his father and uncle.
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	[[File:Moses~~%20Sawyer~~.jpg\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer by Pat and Tom Willis, photo of display taken 2/2009. Click on the image to enlarge the display. ]]<h3> </h3>		[[File:Moses Sawyer.jpg\|thumb\|\|Moses Sawyer by Pat and Tom Willis, photo of display taken 2/2009. Click on the image to enlarge the display. ]]<h3> </h3>

	''Brighton History Days have been held one weekend each summer since 1994, sponsored by the Brighton Architectural Heritage Committee.''		''Brighton History Days have been held one weekend each summer since 1994, sponsored by the Brighton Architectural Heritage Committee.''