Frederick "Fred" W. Sim (b. Sym) (1857-1933) was born in Russelltown, Quebec, Canada, and died in Troy, New York. He immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked with an uncle in the shoe business until 1874, when he became a clerk in a jewelry store owned by Thomas Goldsmith in Troy. In 1885 he assumed ownership of the business. He later went into partnership with Henry G. Pierson and reincorporated under the name of Sim and Company, Inc., serving as its president for the remainder of his life.
Sim and several of his siblings became interested in Christian Science in the 1880s upon the healing of their sister Marguerite F. Sym through Christian Science treatment. Sim studied with Mary Baker Eddy's student Harriet L. Betts and was a member of the Students Association of the Troy Christian Science Institute. He helped found First Church of Christ, Scientist, Troy, New York, where he served at various times as First Reader, Second Reader, and treasurer. Sim joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1895, along with his sister Marion Sim Dexter (b. Sym). Their other sisters also joined: Marguerite on December 31, 1892; Teresa L. C. Sim on June 30, 1894; and Isabella C. Coburn (b. Sym) on December 31, 1892.
He, Marguerite, Teresa, and Marion all became practitioners listed in The Christian Science Journal, and Marguerite also took Eddy's Primary class in 1889. Frederick married Isabel L. Sim (b. Lusty) around 1918. She was an artist and also a Christian Scientist. She joined the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 6, 1914, and was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Troy, New York. Sim was a director of the Manufacturers National Bank and the Troy Prudential Association and a member of the Troy Club and the Troy Country Club. He was a Scottish Rite Mason who served as president of the Troy Masonic Temple Association and was an honorary member of the Supreme Council of the Ancient Scottish Rite for the northern district of the United States.
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Frederick "Fred" W. Sim (b. Sym) (1857-1933) was born in Russelltown, Quebec, Canada, and died in Troy, New York. He immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked with an uncle in the shoe business until 1874, when he became a clerk in a jewelry store owned by Thomas Goldsmith in Troy. In 1885 he assumed ownership of the business. He later went into partnership with Henry G. Pierson and reincorporated under the name of Sim and Company, Inc., serving as its president for the remainder of his life.
Sim and several of his siblings became interested in Christian Science in the 1880s upon the healing of their sister Marguerite F. Sym through Christian Science treatment. Sim studied with Mary Baker Eddy's student Harriet L. Betts and was a member of the Students Association of the Troy Christian Science Institute. He helped found First Church of Christ, Scientist, Troy, New York, where he served at various times as First Reader, Second Reader, and treasurer. Sim joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1895, along with his sister Marion Sim Dexter (b. Sym). Their other sisters also joined: Marguerite on December 31, 1892; Teresa L. C. Sim on June 30, 1894; and Isabella C. Coburn (b. Sym) on December 31, 1892.
He, Marguerite, Teresa, and Marion all became practitioners listed in The Christian Science Journal, and Marguerite also took Eddy's Primary class in 1889. Frederick married Isabel L. Sim (b. Lusty) around 1918. She was an artist and also a Christian Scientist. She joined the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 6, 1914, and was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Troy, New York. Sim was a director of the Manufacturers National Bank and the Troy Prudential Association and a member of the Troy Club and the Troy Country Club. He was a Scottish Rite Mason who served as president of the Troy Masonic Temple Association and was an honorary member of the Supreme Council of the Ancient Scottish Rite for the northern district of the United States.
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