Serena Healy

  Research Notes:

She was probably the sister of Rev. James C. Healy, one of the original 12 settlers in Drayton, North Dakota. The names Serena Healy (20) and James Healy (17) appear in the same household in the 1871 Canada census.

If James C. was her brother, and if the father was Rev. Almon Healy, the 1880 U.S. Census entry for Almon's household in Drayton makes sense, if one believes that Serena's name was mis-transcribed as "Lerena," age 29.

  Death Notes:

Probably died in childbirth. Serena's tombstone reads "Serena and her Babe."

  Burial Notes:

Serena and her Babe.
SERENA HEALY
Wife of Albert J. Wallace
Born Oct. 12, 1850
Died June 19, 1882

Inscription difficult to decipher in photograph on www.findagrave.com. Something like "How do thy ... me round."

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census: Ontario, 1861, Maryborough, Wellington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. ² Serena Healy, Age 10, Birthplace C W, Religion W

This Serena may not be the same person, but her age is right. kjf

• Census: Canada, 1871, Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. ³ This may not be the same person, though her age is a match. kjf. In the same household was James Healy, age 17. Her brother? Possibly James C. Healy.

• Census: U.S, 1880, Drayton, Pembina, Dakota Territory (North Dakota), United States. ⁴ Transcription has her name as "Lerena."

Serena married Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace, son of Donald Wallace and Harriet Lasby, after 1880. (Dr. Albert Joseph Wallace was born on 11 Feb 1853 in Wellington, Canada West (Ontario), Canada, died on 23 Feb 1939 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States ⁵ and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.)