April 20, 1895 – Capt. Joshua Belyea died on January 29, 1895. He had been a Captain for 20 years and leaves a wife and child in Hartford, CT. His brother is Caleb Belyea, a letter carrier.

From the 1881 British Census:
Living at Broad Green Road, Acrefield, West Derby, Lancashire, England.

Daniel F Johnson : Volume 11 Number 137 / Date : October 4, 1845 /
County : Saint John / Place : Saint John / Newspaper : New Brunswick Courier
m. 26th ult., by Rev. W.T. Wishart, Capt. Charles Allen BULYEA of brig "Cynthia Ann" / Miss Murray Ann SEGEE of Portland parish (St. John)

Charles Belyea
Event: Born
Year: Abt 1821
Province: New Brunswick
Place: Nb
Comments: Master mariner.
Source: Extracts from the 1851 Federal Census of Saint John County, Microfilm #M557 &M5221, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

Aug. 30, 1886 returning from Liverpool to NYC on the Aurania. Travelling alone and nationality is Canadaian.

Daniel F Johnson : Volume 12 Number 407 / Date : June 10, 1848
County : Saint John / Place : Saint John / Newspaper : New Brunswick Courier
d. Sunday eve., Charles Murray BULYEA s/o Capt. Charles A. BULYEA, age one year, one mos.

Christened in the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, NY with the surname of Boyle.

Listed as source and sister-in-law on Adelaide Louisa Belyea's death certificate. Living 30 Kent Road, Southport.

Saint John Globe
September 6, 1918 : Pg 3

"RECENT DEATHS

Frank E. Belyea died Thursday, 72 Prince St. West St. John, aged 44 years;
leaving his wife, one son, two brothers and three sisters."
(note: should have read Wednesday; newspaper error)

City of Saint John 1918-1919 (Reel 13).
Burial Permits: No. 720 1

Date of death: 04 Sep 1918
Name of deceased: FRANK ERNEST BELYEA
Age: 44 years
Colour: White
Sex: Male Married
Residence: 72 Prince St., West End
Place of Birth: Saint John, NB
Place of Death: Saint John, NB
Occupation: Foreman, box factory
Name of father: URIAH BELYEA
Birthplace of father: Saint John County
Place of interment: St. Stephen, NB
Cause of death: Renal Hemorrhage
Name of physician: F. Lincoln Kennedy, M.D.
Undertaker: A.E. Brenan
Date: 06 Sep 1918
Signature: W.E. Brenan

Evening Times-Globe
Monday, May 14, 1945 : P. 8

" FREDERICK A. BELYEA SUCCUMBS AT HOME

The death of Frederick A. Belyea, C.P.R. railwayman, occurred at his
residence, 6 Algonquin Place, Saturday evening.
Mr. Belyea was born in Saint John, a son of the late Uriah and Florence
Belyea and had resided here all his life. For 30 years he was employed
with the C.P.R. as a brakeman, retiring four years ago because of ill health.
Mr. Belyea was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and of
Carleton Union Lodge No. 8, F.&A.M. His death will be regretted by a wife
circle of friends.
He is survived by his wife,t he former Miss Alice M. Gibbons; one daughter,
Georgia, at home; one son, Milton, Saint John; one sister, Mrs.Walter Morgan,
Malden, Mass.; and one nephew. The funeral was held from his residence
today with service at 2:30 o'clock. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery."

Evening Times-Globe
Saturday, March 16, 1963 : P. 17

Listed on mother's death certificate as witness to her death. Living at 13 Higher Lande, Walton, England.

Owned land in Parish of Greenwich, Kings Co.

John Parker BELYEA went by various names during his lifetime as indicated on the following records:
1861 census, John is recorded as Robert P. BELYEA living with his parents in Charleton County,New Brunswick, Canada.
1880 census, John is recorded as Parker R. BELYEA , miner, Nye Co. Nevada, USA
While in Canada and Alaska, John settled on the name of JACK BELYEA.
1891 census, John is recorded as Jack BELYEA, farmer, constable, living at Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Isle, BC Canada.
1899 September 25, Jack BELYEA is recorded on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police admission records as entering Alaska at Chilkoot, Yukon.
1901 31 March, census, Indian River, Yukon Terr. Canada, age 46, arrived 1899, 2 years residence; logger forman; $1800.00 salary. (FHL#1843638)
1901-1904 Placermining applications: Yukon Terr. Canada
John Belyea was a carpenter & blacksmith. He built the Qualicum school house and received $650.00. He also built two additional school houses as well as the wharf for Nanoose Bay. Jack/John BELYEA returned to his birth name when he settled in the USA
1920 census, recorded as John BELYEA 788 E. 37th St. Los Angeles, CA with wife, Ida & son, Brynn.
NOTES:

He was christened in the Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow, in Tarrytown NY with the surname of Boyle.

Obit shows a third child but no name.

Early New Brunswick Probate Records by R. Wallace Hale shows the following:
Moorcraft, Robert City of Saint John, St. John Co., Carpenter. Intestate, Administration granted 20 October 1826 to Margaret Moorcraft, widow. Fellow bondsmane George McAuoley, blacksmith, and Joshua Belyea, carman, all of the City of Stain John.

Note on above: Joshua Belyea was a fellow bondsman to Margaret Moorcraft,
widow in the intestate administration of her husband, granted 20 Oct
1826. I think this Margaret Moorcraft is the same Margaret who
married Robert Moorcraft in 1823. Her maiden name was Bulyea, and
she was born abt 1802, so I would think she was related to Joshua.
Her father was Thomas Bulyea, who was the son of Hendrick (Henry) &
Englete Bulyea. As far as I know, Thomas and his wife only had 2
children, Margaret and Elizabeth, but there were lots of brothers of
Thomas.

1858 shows that co signed for a marriage in Saint John between Isaiah Langin of Queens and Jessie Dunn of Queens. This could be the son of Joshia Belyea Sr. also.

This family seems to use the Bulyea name. In 1863 Joshua Bulyea partitions land #9027 in Kent.

Marriage witnesses are J. Thompson and G. Clark

The 1871 New Brunswick Directory lists a Joshua Belyea, Ships Carpenter, as living in Portland, Saint John, NB.

From the Saint John Daily Telegram June 4, 1885
d. City of Portland (St. John) 3rd inst., Joshua BULYEA, 81st year, left wife, three children, 16 grandchildren

April 1895
Word has been received of the death of Capt. Joshua BELYEA, formerly of this city, who died on board the Liverpool ship "Manchester" on Jan. 29th near St. Helena, on the passage from Calcutta to Hamburg. For nearly 20 years he has been a captain and sailed in the employ of Messrs. Nevins, Welsh & Co. of Liverpool. He leaves a widow and one child at Hartford, Conn. who were expecting to meet him at Hamburg and were preparing for the trip when the news of his death arrived. Capt. Belyea was a brother of Caleb BELYEA, letter carrier of this city.

Nov. 3, 1881
St. John ship "Hindostan" built in St. John by Nevins & Fraser in the year 1874 for Nevins & Welsh had a terrible experience in the recent typhoon on the voyage from Bombay to San Francisco. She was commanded by Capt. Joshua BELYEA, jr. s/o Joshua BELYEA of Portland (St. John) (see original)

Feb. 1, 1881
m. All Saints Church, Oakhill Park, near Liverpool, England, 4th Jan., Capt. Joshua BELYEA, Saint John, N.B. / Annie A. BELYEA eldest d/o Charles A. BELYEA of Aerefield, Broadgreen near Liverpool.

Joshua Belyea was a fellow bondsman to Margaret Moorcraft,
widow in the intestate administration of her husband, granted 20 Oct
1826. I think this Margaret Moorcraft is the same Margaret who
married Robert Moorcraft in 1823. Her maiden name was Bulyea, and
she was born abt 1802, so I would think she was related to Joshua.
Her father was Thomas Bulyea, who was the son of Hendrick (Henry) &
Englete Bulyea. As far as I know, Thomas and his wife only had 2
children, Margaret and Elizabeth, but there were lots of brothers of
Thomas.

d. Portland (St. John) Thursday eve., 18th inst., Margaret Jane BELYEA d/o Joshua BELYEA and Catherine BELYEA, only daughter, age 5 years 2 mos. 13 days Funeral Sunday half past 2 o'clock

From the New Brunswick Curier

This family was the one lost on the City of Columbus, a steamer on which they were sailing to Savannah on their way to Florida. Had with them their daughter Alice who had lost her husband, Alice's son Wilmot, about 8 years old and Antoinett's son Coburn Merrill about 5 years old. Antoinette had died a short time before in chld birth. Steamer ran on the rocks at Gay Head on Marth's Vineyard island in clear weather (a mistake made by the officer in charge of the deck). Some rescued by Gay Head Indians. The bodies of Mary, Alice and one of the boys were found -- other boy not picked up.

The Restoration and Marine Museum, Mystic Seaport, Conn. has one of the quarterboards salvaged from the City of Columbus in the Stillman Building.

Two of his grandsons, Robert David and John Parker Jr., 'were featured in an article which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, when their transport firm, located near Los Angeles, California succeeded in delivering to the top of Mount Palomar, the huge lens for the observatory. The lens was ground in Europe at a tremendous cost and had taken several years to be ground and polished. It was reported that no other firm was willing to take the great risk involved in moving the lens to the top of the mountain over very treacherous roads.' From 'the Genealogy of the Boulier-Bulyea-Belyea Family 1697-1969'

The 1851 Census for Greenwich, Kings County, New Brunswick, Robert is listed, age 21, with father, Nathaniel BELYEA, a farmer & family. He is also listed as a servant, working on the farm of a Mr. Glasier of Lincoln, Sunbury County, NB, Canada.

Robert was the executor of his father's will.
1861 census for Simmons, Carleton County, NB, Canada, lists Robert BELYEA, farmer with 10 acres of improved land. Cash value of farm $500.00 and machinery $120.00. He had two horses, two milking cows, eleven sheep, two swine with 200 pounds of pork slaughtered in the year. The family was Baptist. Wife, Mary, age 29; Lavinia daughter, age 9; Robert P. age 5; Charles A. age 4; Alice age 2; Mary age 2 months.
Robert and his family lived in Centreville, Carleton Co. NB, Canada, before moving to Monticello, Maine, USA.
Robert named his son, Samuel R. Belyea, executor of his will & left all of his estate to his wife, Mary, except for "the black colt with white face called Chester, which I give to my daughter, Maude Belyea."
Robert worked as a stone mason at one time.

His body was never recovered from the see. See Mary Elizabeth Belyea's note regarding the City of Columbus.

The addition of the child Joshua has not been proven. He was attached here because he witnessed the will of Margaret Belyea Moorcraft and the fact that most of this line spelled their name Bulyea. Also this is one of the few families that could have a child born when Joshua was born.

Saint John Globe
Monday, December 4, 1905

"DIED IN MONTREAL

The death took place on Sunday in Montreal of Uriah Belyea, formerly of this
city's letter carrying staff. Mr. Belyea was at one time on duty in Carleton,
being superannuated about four years ago. In the Spring of 1904, he left
here to reside with his daughter, Mrs. Bernice Harnet, at Blue Bonnets, a
suburb of Montreal.

Under date of July 26 last, a letter was received by Mr. George Withers,
superintendent of mail carriers, from Mr. Belyea, giving an interesting account
of how he had become the life partner of a rich widow of Buffalo, N.Y. While
viewing Niagara Falls he was the means of saving this lady's life. Mr. Withers
has not heard from Mr. Belyea since.

The deceased was about sixty and leaves three daughters and three sons.
The daughters are: Mrs. Louise Napier, Mrs. Annie Morgan of Carleton and
*Miss Bernice Harnet of Montreal. Sons, Alexander of Shanghai, China, Frank
of St. Stephen and Frederick, Carleton. Funeral will be held Tuesday on arrival
on the Montreal Express at Fairville Station. Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery."

*..Should read "Mrs."... newspaper error.

The 1901 Census shows Uriah and family in Saint John District (21), Lancaster n-3, page 13. House 117.

The Old Cedar Hill Cemetery and Carleton Burying Ground by Daniel Johnson
pp 60
Uriah Belyea/ born May 7, 1837/ died Dec 3, 1905
Florence C./ wife of Uriah Belyea/ born Nov 21, 1847/ died Aug 20, 1903
[left] Fanny McGowan/ wife of Frank E. Belyea/ died June 1, 1901/aged
20 years
[footstone] Father

1881 Census lists all children born to date as Episcopal

As there are almost NO Belyea's in England at this time, I strongly suspect that this is my Uriah.
England & Wales, Free BMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
Uriah Belyea is married in 1861 Jul-Aug-Sep at Stoke Damerel Devon.
Others on the same page for the same date perior and town are:
Elizabeth Crars/Crart and Elizabeth Vigers/Vigus.