WI BIO - Lafayette Co - SAFFORD, Albert W.

History of Lafayette County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, pp 
727-728

Rev. Albert W. SAFFORD, Pastor, Congregational Church, Darlington [Darlington 
Township, Lafayette County, Wisconsin], was born 25 November 1844 in Jo 
Daviess County, Illinois [which borders on Lafayette County, Wisconsin; the 
State of Wisconsin was created 29 May 1848.] He grew up and attended school 
in Illinois, and graduated at the high school in Rockford [Winnebago County, 
Illinois]. After completing his literary course he entered the Chicago 
Theological Seminary, where he pursued his theological studies and graduated 
in 1871.

After graduating he engaged in home mission work in Kansas, labored 
successfully in that field several years, and organized [p 728] several 
churches. He afterward took an additional course of study, at Andover and 
New Haven. He accepted a call as acting Pastor of church at St. Johnsbury 
Center [Caledonia County], Vermont. He returned West and was persuaded to 
engage in evangelistic work for a short time, and labored with success in 
this field. He afterward accepted a call as Pastor of the Congregational 
Church at Prairie du Chien [Crawford County, Wisconsin].

On 04 June 1879 Mr. [Albert W.] SAFFORD was united in marriage to Miss Martha 
E. FOOTE, who was from Lawrence [Essex County], Massachusetts. Albert W. and 
Martha E. (FOOTE) SAFFORD have one son, George Chester. Rev. SAFFORD was 
called to his present pastorate [the Congregational Church in Darlington, 
Lafayette County, Wisconsin] in February 1880.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly