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George Fitz-Curwood Le Jeune, 1841-1904
Born: June 18, 1841, London, England.
Died: April 11, 1904, Staten Island, New York.
Buried: Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, New York.
Le Jeune studied music under Joseph Barnby and George Macfarren in London. In 1863, he moved to Montréal, Canada, where he continued his studies with George Carter. He later moved to America, playing the organ in churches in Hartford, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became the organist at St. John’s Chapel of Trinity Parish, New York City, in 1876, and also directed the choir there.
Sources:
Hughes, p. 471
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