Born: December 20, 1820, York, New York.

Died: August 20, 1901.

Presbrey grad­u­at­ed from Berk­shire Me­di­cal Col­lege in 1847. In his lat­er years, he spent much time com­pil­ing and pub­lish­ing re­li­gious tunes and hymns for Sun­day schools. His works in­clude:

• Gospel Bells (with Jeremiah Rankin), 1883

Sources

Music

1. Not Half Has Ev­er Been Told