What city in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area is closely associated with hymn writer Horatio Gates Spafford?
Horatio Spafford: Horatio Gates Spafford (October 20, 1828, Troy, New York – October 16, 1888, Jerusalem) was a prominent American lawyer and Presbyterian church elder. Horatio Spafford:  He is best known for penning the Christian hymn "It Is Well With My Soul", following a family tragedy in which his four daughters died aboard the S.S. Ville du Havre on a transatlantic voyage. Troy, New York: Troy is a city in the U.S. State of New York and the seat of Rensselaer County. Troy, New York:  The city is one of the three major centers for the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which has a population of 1,170,483.
Troy, New York