... Francis' siblings included Father William Chandler Neale, S.J., (1743–1799) who left America to enter the Jesuit order in Flanders and spent his life ministering to the Catholics of England, where he died. The next two brothers also took this step, but both died before they were able to complete their training. Francis was among the youngest three sons, all of whom also became Jesuit priests. They were the Most Reverend Leonard Neale, S.J., who also served as president of Georgetown and later became the Archbishop of Baltimore, and Father Charles Neale, S.J., who served repeatedly as Superior of the Jesuits in America[2] One sister, Anne, became a nun of the Order of Poor Clares in France.[3] The other children of the family included another sister, Eleanor, who married a John Holmes, and a brother Ralph, who was the only son to marry. ...
