NOTE: Occupation: contractor. Built houses in the north end of Boston. He suffered from TB - took trips to Arizona and Colorado for the "cure," often accompanied by one of his daughters. Owned property and/or resided at: 215 North St, Boston; 3 Landon Pl, Boston; 436 Commercial St, Boston; 144 North St, Boston; 20 Frankfort St, Boston; 236 Park Ave, Arlington.
Ref: Birth Certificate: St. Helier, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, England, p. 51, #509: John Nicholas Bellizia, born at 14 Hilgrove Lane. Present at time of birth was Ann Amy, who lived at 7 Market St, St. Helier; occupation of his father was musician.
Boston Passenger List Arrivals, Jul 10 - Sep 20, 1884, Call #SL 419,988, Microcopy #M-277, Roll 94, List #354-544, Los Angeles Temple: Steamship #1284, Marathon, [14] July 1884 [Liverpool], 363: "LIST OF PASSENGERS: I, Edward Wylie, Master of the SS Marathon, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collectors of the Customs of the Collection District of Boston is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Lpool from which port the said vessel has now arived; and that on the said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the said passengers, and the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the Nativity of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) Edward Wylie. Sworn to at Boston this 14 day of July 1884, Before me (name illegible) List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the SS Marathon whereof Edward Wylie is Master from Liverpool burthen 1552 tons. Number 254: Giovanni Belizzia, age 16, female, spinster, native country was Italy, intended destination was Boston, location and compartment - 1 compartment; number of pieces of baggage - 0; transient, or in transit, or intended protracted sojourn - sojourning; total of passengers - 378 cabin; 360 steerage, 17 US Citizens, 358 immigrants, 3 aliens. Arriving with him was his father, Vinceizo Belizzia, age 42.
Smith, Eugene W. Passenger Ships of the World Past and Present. Boston: George H Dean Company, p. 160. See text for complete description of the Cunard liner, "Marathon".
Naturalization papers, filed US District Court, Boston, MA: Giovanni Bellizia, of 215 North St, Boston, MA, a musician, b. Jersey, England during a temporary residence of parents, the father being a subject of the Kingdom of Italy; arrived in Boston on or about Jul 1884, being a minor under 18; renounces all allegiance to Umberto I, King of Italy. Dated 30 Sep 1889. Witnessed by Gennaro Scigliano 140 North St, Boston, and Cosmo Dececca of Melrose, both citizens of the United States, who knew Giovanni for at least five years and that he resided in Boston.
MA Vital Records 1841-1910:
Marriages in the City of Boston for the Year 1890, Vol 408, Page 167, #3005: 14 Sep, Giovanni Billizia of Boston, age 22, billiard hall keeper, b. England (son of Vincenzo and Vittoria) and Adelaide Scigliano of Boston, age 18, at home, b. New York City, (dau of Gennaro and Rosa), 1st m. for both, by Rev A Butelli of Boston.
Marriage record (filed under Billizia); from the register of St. Leonard's Catholic Church, Boston, MA: m. at St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church, Boston, MA on 14 Sep 1890, Rev. Athanasius de Treppio, O.S.F. officiating; witnesses Emannuel Seigliano and Augustina Manzini. [incorrect spelling of Scigliano both for bride and witness.]
Death Certificate: Town of Arlington, Middlesex Co, MA, 1917, Vol 2, p. 443, #167: b. 22 Oct 1867, male, white, married, age 49y 10m 24d, retired, b. England, son of Vincenzo Bellizia, b. Italy and Victoria Mesnil, b. France, informant was wife of Arlington, d. 15 Sep 1917 at 4:00 am, attending physician G V Buehler, MD, of Boston, attended the deceased from 2 Sep to 15 Sep 1917, and last saw him alive 14 Sep 1917, primary cause of death was broncho-pneumonia, [tuberculosis handwritten in]; contributory (secondary) chronic pleurisy. Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA on 18 Aug [an obvious error since he did not die until Sept], undertaker Michael J Porcella, Boston.
Headstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden, MA, Monument, #82, right side: Giovanni Bellizia 1867-1917. Buried with him are his wife, Adelaide C Bellizia, nephew John Bellizia, great-grandson Vincent N Bellizia, and, on the foot of this side, are nephew Alfred Bellizia and his second wife, Beatrice Bellizia.
US Census:
1900 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, 212 Maverick St, taken 1 Jun by Thomas O McEnaney, sheet 2, page 85A, dwelling #11, family #27, line 11: Giovanni, head of household, white, male, b. Oct 1867, age 32, married 9 yrs, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US in 1880, in US for 20 years, naturalized, musician, able to read, write and speak English, owns house with mortgage. [Also listed by his father as a member of his household: Boston, Ward 6, Pct 4, taken 4 Jun, b. Oct 1866, England, age 33, m. 11 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, came to US in 1883, in US for 17 yrs, naturalized, real estate(___), able to read, write and speak English; his wife was not listed here.
1910 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, Pct 7, ED #1281, 20 Frankfort St, taken 19 Apr by Joseph E Mullin, sheet 2B, page 78B, dwelling #14, family #28, line 68: Giovanni, head of household, male, white, age 46, m. once for 19 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US 1891, naturalized, foreman, land company, able to read, write and speak English, owns home with mortgage.
Ref: Birth Certificate: St. Helier, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, England, p. 51, #509: John Nicholas Bellizia, born at 14 Hilgrove Lane. Present at time of birth was Ann Amy, who lived at 7 Market St, St. Helier; occupation of his father was musician.
Boston Passenger List Arrivals, Jul 10 - Sep 20, 1884, Call #SL 419,988, Microcopy #M-277, Roll 94, List #354-544, Los Angeles Temple: Steamship #1284, Marathon, [14] July 1884 [Liverpool], 363: "LIST OF PASSENGERS: I, Edward Wylie, Master of the SS Marathon, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collectors of the Customs of the Collection District of Boston is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Lpool from which port the said vessel has now arived; and that on the said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the said passengers, and the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the Nativity of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) Edward Wylie. Sworn to at Boston this 14 day of July 1884, Before me (name illegible) List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the SS Marathon whereof Edward Wylie is Master from Liverpool burthen 1552 tons. Number 254: Giovanni Belizzia, age 16, female, spinster, native country was Italy, intended destination was Boston, location and compartment - 1 compartment; number of pieces of baggage - 0; transient, or in transit, or intended protracted sojourn - sojourning; total of passengers - 378 cabin; 360 steerage, 17 US Citizens, 358 immigrants, 3 aliens. Arriving with him was his father, Vinceizo Belizzia, age 42.
Smith, Eugene W. Passenger Ships of the World Past and Present. Boston: George H Dean Company, p. 160. See text for complete description of the Cunard liner, "Marathon".
Naturalization papers, filed US District Court, Boston, MA: Giovanni Bellizia, of 215 North St, Boston, MA, a musician, b. Jersey, England during a temporary residence of parents, the father being a subject of the Kingdom of Italy; arrived in Boston on or about Jul 1884, being a minor under 18; renounces all allegiance to Umberto I, King of Italy. Dated 30 Sep 1889. Witnessed by Gennaro Scigliano 140 North St, Boston, and Cosmo Dececca of Melrose, both citizens of the United States, who knew Giovanni for at least five years and that he resided in Boston.
MA Vital Records 1841-1910:
Marriages in the City of Boston for the Year 1890, Vol 408, Page 167, #3005: 14 Sep, Giovanni Billizia of Boston, age 22, billiard hall keeper, b. England (son of Vincenzo and Vittoria) and Adelaide Scigliano of Boston, age 18, at home, b. New York City, (dau of Gennaro and Rosa), 1st m. for both, by Rev A Butelli of Boston.
Marriage record (filed under Billizia); from the register of St. Leonard's Catholic Church, Boston, MA: m. at St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church, Boston, MA on 14 Sep 1890, Rev. Athanasius de Treppio, O.S.F. officiating; witnesses Emannuel Seigliano and Augustina Manzini. [incorrect spelling of Scigliano both for bride and witness.]
Death Certificate: Town of Arlington, Middlesex Co, MA, 1917, Vol 2, p. 443, #167: b. 22 Oct 1867, male, white, married, age 49y 10m 24d, retired, b. England, son of Vincenzo Bellizia, b. Italy and Victoria Mesnil, b. France, informant was wife of Arlington, d. 15 Sep 1917 at 4:00 am, attending physician G V Buehler, MD, of Boston, attended the deceased from 2 Sep to 15 Sep 1917, and last saw him alive 14 Sep 1917, primary cause of death was broncho-pneumonia, [tuberculosis handwritten in]; contributory (secondary) chronic pleurisy. Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA on 18 Aug [an obvious error since he did not die until Sept], undertaker Michael J Porcella, Boston.
Headstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden, MA, Monument, #82, right side: Giovanni Bellizia 1867-1917. Buried with him are his wife, Adelaide C Bellizia, nephew John Bellizia, great-grandson Vincent N Bellizia, and, on the foot of this side, are nephew Alfred Bellizia and his second wife, Beatrice Bellizia.
US Census:
1900 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, 212 Maverick St, taken 1 Jun by Thomas O McEnaney, sheet 2, page 85A, dwelling #11, family #27, line 11: Giovanni, head of household, white, male, b. Oct 1867, age 32, married 9 yrs, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US in 1880, in US for 20 years, naturalized, musician, able to read, write and speak English, owns house with mortgage. [Also listed by his father as a member of his household: Boston, Ward 6, Pct 4, taken 4 Jun, b. Oct 1866, England, age 33, m. 11 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, came to US in 1883, in US for 17 yrs, naturalized, real estate(___), able to read, write and speak English; his wife was not listed here.
1910 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, Pct 7, ED #1281, 20 Frankfort St, taken 19 Apr by Joseph E Mullin, sheet 2B, page 78B, dwelling #14, family #28, line 68: Giovanni, head of household, male, white, age 46, m. once for 19 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US 1891, naturalized, foreman, land company, able to read, write and speak English, owns home with mortgage.
NOTE: Occupation: contractor. Built houses in the north end of Boston. He suffered from TB - took trips to Arizona and Colorado for the "cure," often accompanied by one of his daughters. Owned property and/or resided at: 215 North St, Boston; 3 Landon Pl, Boston; 436 Commercial St, Boston; 144 North St, Boston; 20 Frankfort St, Boston; 236 Park Ave, Arlington.
Ref: Birth Certificate: St. Helier, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, England, p. 51, #509: John Nicholas Bellizia, born at 14 Hilgrove Lane. Present at time of birth was Ann Amy, who lived at 7 Market St, St. Helier; occupation of his father was musician.
Boston Passenger List Arrivals, Jul 10 - Sep 20, 1884, Call #SL 419,988, Microcopy #M-277, Roll 94, List #354-544, Los Angeles Temple: Steamship #1284, Marathon, [14] July 1884 [Liverpool], 363: "LIST OF PASSENGERS: I, Edward Wylie, Master of the SS Marathon, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collectors of the Customs of the Collection District of Boston is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Lpool from which port the said vessel has now arived; and that on the said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the said passengers, and the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the Nativity of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) Edward Wylie. Sworn to at Boston this 14 day of July 1884, Before me (name illegible) List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the SS Marathon whereof Edward Wylie is Master from Liverpool burthen 1552 tons. Number 254: Giovanni Belizzia, age 16, female, spinster, native country was Italy, intended destination was Boston, location and compartment - 1 compartment; number of pieces of baggage - 0; transient, or in transit, or intended protracted sojourn - sojourning; total of passengers - 378 cabin; 360 steerage, 17 US Citizens, 358 immigrants, 3 aliens. Arriving with him was his father, Vinceizo Belizzia, age 42.
Smith, Eugene W. Passenger Ships of the World Past and Present. Boston: George H Dean Company, p. 160. See text for complete description of the Cunard liner, "Marathon".
Naturalization papers, filed US District Court, Boston, MA: Giovanni Bellizia, of 215 North St, Boston, MA, a musician, b. Jersey, England during a temporary residence of parents, the father being a subject of the Kingdom of Italy; arrived in Boston on or about Jul 1884, being a minor under 18; renounces all allegiance to Umberto I, King of Italy. Dated 30 Sep 1889. Witnessed by Gennaro Scigliano 140 North St, Boston, and Cosmo Dececca of Melrose, both citizens of the United States, who knew Giovanni for at least five years and that he resided in Boston.
MA Vital Records 1841-1910:
Marriages in the City of Boston for the Year 1890, Vol 408, Page 167, #3005: 14 Sep, Giovanni Billizia of Boston, age 22, billiard hall keeper, b. England (son of Vincenzo and Vittoria) and Adelaide Scigliano of Boston, age 18, at home, b. New York City, (dau of Gennaro and Rosa), 1st m. for both, by Rev A Butelli of Boston.
Marriage record (filed under Billizia); from the register of St. Leonard's Catholic Church, Boston, MA: m. at St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church, Boston, MA on 14 Sep 1890, Rev. Athanasius de Treppio, O.S.F. officiating; witnesses Emannuel Seigliano and Augustina Manzini. [incorrect spelling of Scigliano both for bride and witness.]
Death Certificate: Town of Arlington, Middlesex Co, MA, 1917, Vol 2, p. 443, #167: b. 22 Oct 1867, male, white, married, age 49y 10m 24d, retired, b. England, son of Vincenzo Bellizia, b. Italy and Victoria Mesnil, b. France, informant was wife of Arlington, d. 15 Sep 1917 at 4:00 am, attending physician G V Buehler, MD, of Boston, attended the deceased from 2 Sep to 15 Sep 1917, and last saw him alive 14 Sep 1917, primary cause of death was broncho-pneumonia, [tuberculosis handwritten in]; contributory (secondary) chronic pleurisy. Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA on 18 Aug [an obvious error since he did not die until Sept], undertaker Michael J Porcella, Boston.
Headstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden, MA, Monument, #82, right side: Giovanni Bellizia 1867-1917. Buried with him are his wife, Adelaide C Bellizia, nephew John Bellizia, great-grandson Vincent N Bellizia, and, on the foot of this side, are nephew Alfred Bellizia and his second wife, Beatrice Bellizia.
US Census:
1900 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, 212 Maverick St, taken 1 Jun by Thomas O McEnaney, sheet 2, page 85A, dwelling #11, family #27, line 11: Giovanni, head of household, white, male, b. Oct 1867, age 32, married 9 yrs, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US in 1880, in US for 20 years, naturalized, musician, able to read, write and speak English, owns house with mortgage. [Also listed by his father as a member of his household: Boston, Ward 6, Pct 4, taken 4 Jun, b. Oct 1866, England, age 33, m. 11 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, came to US in 1883, in US for 17 yrs, naturalized, real estate(___), able to read, write and speak English; his wife was not listed here.
1910 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, Pct 7, ED #1281, 20 Frankfort St, taken 19 Apr by Joseph E Mullin, sheet 2B, page 78B, dwelling #14, family #28, line 68: Giovanni, head of household, male, white, age 46, m. once for 19 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US 1891, naturalized, foreman, land company, able to read, write and speak English, owns home with mortgage.
Ref: Birth Certificate: St. Helier, Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, England, p. 51, #509: John Nicholas Bellizia, born at 14 Hilgrove Lane. Present at time of birth was Ann Amy, who lived at 7 Market St, St. Helier; occupation of his father was musician.
Boston Passenger List Arrivals, Jul 10 - Sep 20, 1884, Call #SL 419,988, Microcopy #M-277, Roll 94, List #354-544, Los Angeles Temple: Steamship #1284, Marathon, [14] July 1884 [Liverpool], 363: "LIST OF PASSENGERS: I, Edward Wylie, Master of the SS Marathon, do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest, subscribed by me, and now delivered by me to the Collectors of the Customs of the Collection District of Boston is a full and perfect List of all the passengers taken on board the said vessel at Lpool from which port the said vessel has now arived; and that on the said list are truly designated the age, sex, and calling of each of the said passengers, and the location of the compartment or space occupied by each during the passage, the country of the Nativity of each, and also the destination or location intended by each; and that the said List or Manifest truly sets forth the number of the said passengers who have died on the said voyage, and the dates and causes of death, and the names and ages of those who died; also of the pieces of baggage of each; also a true statement, so far as it can be ascertained, with reference to the intention of each alien passenger as to a protracted sojourn in this country. So help me God. (signed) Edward Wylie. Sworn to at Boston this 14 day of July 1884, Before me (name illegible) List or Manifest of All the Passengers taken on board the SS Marathon whereof Edward Wylie is Master from Liverpool burthen 1552 tons. Number 254: Giovanni Belizzia, age 16, female, spinster, native country was Italy, intended destination was Boston, location and compartment - 1 compartment; number of pieces of baggage - 0; transient, or in transit, or intended protracted sojourn - sojourning; total of passengers - 378 cabin; 360 steerage, 17 US Citizens, 358 immigrants, 3 aliens. Arriving with him was his father, Vinceizo Belizzia, age 42.
Smith, Eugene W. Passenger Ships of the World Past and Present. Boston: George H Dean Company, p. 160. See text for complete description of the Cunard liner, "Marathon".
Naturalization papers, filed US District Court, Boston, MA: Giovanni Bellizia, of 215 North St, Boston, MA, a musician, b. Jersey, England during a temporary residence of parents, the father being a subject of the Kingdom of Italy; arrived in Boston on or about Jul 1884, being a minor under 18; renounces all allegiance to Umberto I, King of Italy. Dated 30 Sep 1889. Witnessed by Gennaro Scigliano 140 North St, Boston, and Cosmo Dececca of Melrose, both citizens of the United States, who knew Giovanni for at least five years and that he resided in Boston.
MA Vital Records 1841-1910:
Marriages in the City of Boston for the Year 1890, Vol 408, Page 167, #3005: 14 Sep, Giovanni Billizia of Boston, age 22, billiard hall keeper, b. England (son of Vincenzo and Vittoria) and Adelaide Scigliano of Boston, age 18, at home, b. New York City, (dau of Gennaro and Rosa), 1st m. for both, by Rev A Butelli of Boston.
Marriage record (filed under Billizia); from the register of St. Leonard's Catholic Church, Boston, MA: m. at St. Leonard's Roman Catholic Church, Boston, MA on 14 Sep 1890, Rev. Athanasius de Treppio, O.S.F. officiating; witnesses Emannuel Seigliano and Augustina Manzini. [incorrect spelling of Scigliano both for bride and witness.]
Death Certificate: Town of Arlington, Middlesex Co, MA, 1917, Vol 2, p. 443, #167: b. 22 Oct 1867, male, white, married, age 49y 10m 24d, retired, b. England, son of Vincenzo Bellizia, b. Italy and Victoria Mesnil, b. France, informant was wife of Arlington, d. 15 Sep 1917 at 4:00 am, attending physician G V Buehler, MD, of Boston, attended the deceased from 2 Sep to 15 Sep 1917, and last saw him alive 14 Sep 1917, primary cause of death was broncho-pneumonia, [tuberculosis handwritten in]; contributory (secondary) chronic pleurisy. Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA on 18 Aug [an obvious error since he did not die until Sept], undertaker Michael J Porcella, Boston.
Headstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden, MA, Monument, #82, right side: Giovanni Bellizia 1867-1917. Buried with him are his wife, Adelaide C Bellizia, nephew John Bellizia, great-grandson Vincent N Bellizia, and, on the foot of this side, are nephew Alfred Bellizia and his second wife, Beatrice Bellizia.
US Census:
1900 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, 212 Maverick St, taken 1 Jun by Thomas O McEnaney, sheet 2, page 85A, dwelling #11, family #27, line 11: Giovanni, head of household, white, male, b. Oct 1867, age 32, married 9 yrs, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US in 1880, in US for 20 years, naturalized, musician, able to read, write and speak English, owns house with mortgage. [Also listed by his father as a member of his household: Boston, Ward 6, Pct 4, taken 4 Jun, b. Oct 1866, England, age 33, m. 11 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, came to US in 1883, in US for 17 yrs, naturalized, real estate(___), able to read, write and speak English; his wife was not listed here.
1910 - MA, Suffolk Co, Boston, Ward 2, Pct 7, ED #1281, 20 Frankfort St, taken 19 Apr by Joseph E Mullin, sheet 2B, page 78B, dwelling #14, family #28, line 68: Giovanni, head of household, male, white, age 46, m. once for 19 years, b. England, father b. Italy, mother b. France, to US 1891, naturalized, foreman, land company, able to read, write and speak English, owns home with mortgage.
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