Frederick C. Silvester [SEP] date of death
Frederick C. Silvester
Frederick C. Silvester (1901–1966) was an organist and composer. Silvester studied organ with C. Spencer Heap in England and, after moving in 1921 to Canada, with Lynnwood Farnam in Saskatoon. During his eight years there, he was organist at the First Baptist Church and Knox United Church. He moved to Toronto in 1929, studied at the TCM with MacMillan (organ) and Willan (theory and composition), and was organist 1931-1938 at the Church of the Messiah and 1938-1966 at
and Columbia College graduate. Together, Silvester and Bronk had four children, of which two survived to adulthood:
- Francis Silvester (1833–1903), a lawyer who served as District Attorney of Columbia County.
- John L.B. Silvester (c. 1836)
- Margaret Silvester, died aged 9
Silvester later retired to one of his farms in Coxsackie, where he lived until his death on November 29, 1882. He was interred in Kinderhook Cemetery, along with his family.