Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Frank R. Haff

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1149

Rev. F. R. Haff, Rector Trinity Episcopal Church; born in December, 1821,
city of New York; graduate at Union College in 1843; came to Chicago a
year.  In 1847, graduated in Nashotah Seminary, Wisconsin, then he took
charge of the missions among the Oneida Indians at Green Bay; he continued
there six years.  His labors were very successful.  Was rector in St.
Paul's, La Porte, Ind., a year; in Berlin, Iowa, five years; in 1859, came
to Oshkosh and took charge of his present church.  He resigned in 1870;
went to Kansas City and took charge of a new parish, now Grace Church; at
Manitowoc, temporarily.  A new church in Green Bay, St. James, was
organized about then, and Mr. Haff was its rector.  In 1875, his former
church, Trinity, extended a unanimous and urgent call to him.  He accepted
it.  Mr. Haff is very earnest in all his work, and has made his church one
of the leading ones here.  Married Lucretia R. Boyington, of Green Bay, in
1848.  Miss Boyington was born in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.  They have three
children- Franklin B., Emma Cornelia, Nettie Jane.  Mr. Haff is a member of
the Knights of Pythias, of the Knights Templar, and of the Masons