Francis Asbury Healy ²

   Other names for Francis were Francis A. Healy and Frank Asbury Healy.

  Research Notes:

Listed in the 1880 U.S. census in the household of Ezra A. Healy and Mary P. Healy as Ezra's brother. This would make him a son of Rev. Almon Healy. Further, the California Death Index, 1940-1997, gives his father's name as Healy and his mother's as Wood.

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He was most likely the "Frank Healy" identfied as one of the early settlers in Drayton, North Dakota, after the original 12 settlers had erected some cabins and begun to farm there.

From the "History of Drayton, ND" (http://draytonnd.com/living-in-drayton/history-of-drayton-nd/):
In late March 1878 a group of individuals met in Drayton, Ontario, Canada, for the purpose of planning their migration to the newly explored lands of the province of Manitoba. The decision was made to leave Drayton on April 10. The original party consisted of J. Walter Fawcett, his wife and child, Ezra Healy, his wife and child, Albert Wallace, Wesley Patmore, James Healy, Harry Wallace, and George W. Healy. This small group was joined enroute by Alexancer McCrea, and they traveled by rail to a point 12 miles east of Grand Forks, ND. They had their baggage shipped to Fisher's Landing (then the northermost end of the railway), from which they traveled on foot and wagon through the Red River Valley to Pembina, ND. Impressed with the area, they decided to stay, and A. W. McCrea, as eldest man in the company was given the right to choose the spot for a new settlement. He chose the present location of Drayton, which was eventurally named for the settlers' Canadian hometown.
Within weeks of the first settlers' arrival, at least three cabins had been erected, and prairie was broken to begin farming on each of the claims selected by members of the little colony. The population was augmented by the arrival of other individuals attracted by letters from their settler friends, including Henry Healy, Frank Wallace, Rev. Almon Healy and his wife, A. W. McCrea's family, William Mills, Frank Healy, Robert Tweedlie, Nathan Upham, James Bellamy, T. U. Henry,l Ambrose Smith, Joseph Smith and his son D. K. Smith, R. B. Richardson, Isaac Mussel, and Charles, Frank, and Richard Edwards and their mother. ⁵

  Death Notes:

California Death Index, 1940-1997, gives his father's name as Healy and his mother's as Wood.

  Burial Notes:

Buried with Grace Seabrooke Healy.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: U.S, 1880, Drayton, Pembina, Dakota Territory (North Dakota), United States. Francis A. Healy, brother of Ezra A. Healy

• Occupation: farmer, 1880, Drayton, Pembina, Dakota Territory (North Dakota), United States.

• Census: U.S, 14 Jun 1880, Drayton, Pembina, Dakota Territory [North Dakota], United States. ⁶ Census enumerated by E.A. Healy.
Household:
Ezra A. Healy, head, W, M, 36, Notary public & P.M. & J.P., Canada, New York, Canada
Mary P. Healy, wife, W, F, 35, Keeping house, Canada, anada, Canada
Francis A. Healy, brother, W, M, 20, Farming, Canada, New York, Canada
Sarah Smith, boarder, W, F, 33, Helping in house, Canada, Ireland, Canada

• Voter registration, 1 Aug 1892, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States. ⁷

• Voter registration, 25 Aug 1890, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Marriage, 16 Oct 1895, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. ⁸ Ceremony performed by Ezra A. Healy, Minister, M.E. Church, witnessed by Robert I. Craig of Long Beach and Frank A. Healy of Pasadena.

• Voter registration, 17 Jun 1896, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.

• Census: U.S, 1 Jun 1900, Ontario, San Bernardino, California, United States. ⁹ Household:
Frank Healy, head, W, M, June 1860, 39, M, 6, Canada Eng, Canada Eng, Canada Eng, imm. 1884, farm laborer
Grace E. Healy, wife, W, F, Feb 1870, 30, M, 6, At Sea (Engl), Canada Eng., Canada Eng.
Dorothea Healy, daughter, W, F, June, 1895, 4, S, California, Canada Eng, At sea (Eng)
Mary W. Healy, daughter, W, F, Jan 1897, 3, S, California, Canada Eng, At sea (Eng)
Frances Healy, daughter, W, F, Aug 1898, 1, S, California, Canada Eng, At sea (Eng)
George S. Healy, son, W, M, Mar 1900, 2/12, S, California, Canada Eng, At sea This event was shared with Dorothy Lawrence Healy, Frances Healy, George S. Healy, Grace E. Seabrooke, and Mary W. Healy.

• Census: U.S, 14 May 1910, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. ¹⁰ Household:
Francis P. Helay, head, M, W, 49, M1, 16, Can English, Vermont, Vermont, Agent, Real estate
Grace E. Helay, wife, F, W, 40, M1, 16, At Sea, Can English, Can English
Dorothea Helay, daughter, F, W, 14, S, California
Mary B. Helay, daughter, F, W, 13, S, California
Francis Helay, daughter, F, W, 11, S, California
George Helay, son, M, W, 10, S, California
Martha L. Brown, mother-in-law, F, W, 64, Wd, Can English, Ire English, Can English

• Residence, 1905, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States.

• Census: U.S, 1920, Fresno, California, United States. ¹¹ Household:
Francis A. Healy - head 59
Grace E. Healy - wife 49
Dorothy L. Healy - daughter 24
Mary W. Healy - daughter 23
Frances Healy - daughter 21
George S. Healy - son 19

The children were all born in California.

• Census: U.S, 1930, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States. Household:
Francis A. Healy - head 69
Grace E. Healy - wife 61
Frances Martin - daughter 32
Daniel Martin - grandson 6
Dorothy L. Healy - daughter 34
Mary Healy - daughter 33

• Residence, 1931, Corona, Riverside, California, United States.

• Census: U.S, 1940, Corona, Temescal Twp, Riverside, California, United States. ¹² Household:
Francis A. Healy - head 79
Grace Healy - wife 71
Mary Healy - daughter 43

Francis married Grace E. Seabrooke, daughter of George H. Seabrook and Martha Lawrence, on 6 Dec 1893 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States.¹ (Grace E. Seabrooke was born in 1869 in <Nova Scotia>, Canada, died in 1955 ¹³ and was buried in Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery, Corona, Riverside, California, United States.)

  Marriage Notes:

Ceremony performed by Wyllys Hall, Rector of All Saints Church, witnessed by William Hagadorn of Pasadena and Walton O'Brien of Pasadena.