8/9/1764 – 10/1/1850
WILLIAM5 HEALY (NATHANIEL4, JOSHUA3, NATHANIEL2, WILLIAM1)79 was born August 09, 1764 in Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, and died October 01, 1850. He married PRUDENCE LYON June 10, 1788. She was born 1766 of Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died of consumption July 09, 1843 in Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts – age 76 y 9 m 17 d. They owned a farm on Healy Road which was still a high grade farm in 1913. Deacon William Healy was for many years Deacon of the Congregational Church of Dudley, and a very highly respected citizen.
Children of WILLIAM HEALY and PRUDENCE are:
33. i. WILLIAM6 HEALY, b. February 26, 1791, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. April 12, 1862, Southbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
34. ii. DANIEL LYON HEALY, b. December 26, 1792, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. May 14, 1850, Moscow, Iowa.
iii. HANNAH HEALY, b. December 01, 1794, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80; m. CHESTER PRATT, August 28, 1817, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80.
iv. SALLY HEALY, b. December 13, 1796, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80. Christened: October 05, 1800, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80; d. September 05, 1855. She married BENJAMIN BRADFORD September 27, 1821. He was born August 04, 1780 in Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died April 17, 1857. He was a 7th generation descendant of Governor Bradford of Plymouth.
They had; BENJAMIN BRADFORD, b. July 06, 1832, Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut; m. MARY ANN LESHURE; b. of North Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut. (Had; HANNAH ELIZABETH BRADFORD d. aged 16. MARY CORDELIA BRADFORD, m. E. J. KITTELL; Res. Springfield, Mass.) SARAH LYON BRADFORD, b. May 04, 1834; m. ALBERT BLOOD. HANNAH HOWE BRADFORD, b. June 26, 1836, Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut; m. HENRY BRIGGS, February 12, 1857, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; b. November 04, 1834, of North Woodstock, Windham Co., Connecticut; d. November 04, 1862, of Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusets.
v. CLARISSA HEALY, b. December 06, 1798, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80; m. NATHAN PRATT, February 25, 1819, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80. They had; FRANCIS PARKS PRATT, b. March 19, 1820. SARAH PRESCETTA PRATT, b. September 07, 1822. GEORGE FRANKLIN PRATT, b. June 13, 1823
vi. PRUDENCE HEALY, b. Abt. 1800, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80 Christened: October 05, 1800, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80; m. PARKER WILLARD, January 26, 1809, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80.
vii. PRISCILLA HEALY, b. January 09, 1801, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80; d. September 02, 1803, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts – age 2y 8 m 13d80. Burial: Old Cemetary, Dudley Center, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80
35. viii. ABIEL HEALY, b. September 22, 1802, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. December 18, 1853, Dudley, on the Deacon William Healy homestead where he was born, married and raised his family.
ix. PRISCILLA HEALY, b. October 15, 1804; d. September 17, 1810.
x. MARIA HEALY, b. April 25, 1808, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. April 01, 1864, Providence, Rhode Island; m. JOHN BOWERS, December 01, 1836, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts80. She married JOHN BOWERS December 01, 1836 in Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. He was born September 14, 1805 in Thompson, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died February 04, 1863 in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Rev. John Bowers was pastor of the Congregational Church in North Wilbraham, Mass. from 12/1837 to 5/1856. He was settled over the Congregational Church in East St. Johnsbury, Vt. 2/4/1858. Both he and his wife are buried in Wilbraham, Mass. They had;
ELLEN PRISCILLA BOWERS, b. October 08, 1837, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. 1914, unmarried. She was a teacher; retired and lived in South Hadley, Mass. GEORGE CHAMPION BOWERS, b. January 04, 1840, Wilbraham, Massachusetts; d. December 20, 1910, Washington D.C.; m. IDA E. ROGERS, May 28, 1867, Corning, Steuben Co., New York; d. Aft. , of Washington D.C..
xi. PRUDENCE HEALY, b. August 16, 1789; m. (1) PARKER WILLARD, January 26, 1809; b. June 26, 1788, Dudley, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; d. October 20, 1812; m. (2) REUBEN TAFT, February 29, 1824. Her children were; FEDELIA WILLARD b. 6/13/1810, d. 6/3/1848; m. HENRY SMITH SOPHIA WILLARD b. 5/22/1812, d. 2/8/1813 PRUDENCE MAURICE TAFT b. 2/2/1825, m. ALPHENS HARDING of Holyoke, Mass. REUBEN PARKER TAFT b. 7/16/1827, m. MARY LEAVENS