Fred A. Beley
Granite County
History of Montana, Sanders, 1913

Fred A. Beley is the prosperous proprietor of one of the 
finest bottling plants in Granite County.  He was born in 
Oswego County, New York on September 30, 1863, and is the 
son of George and Catherine LeVioux Beley.  Both were born 
in France.  The father came to the United States when he 
was about ten years of age and settled in New York state 
near Syracuse.  There he followed farming all his life.  
He died in 1897 at the age of seventy six years.  His wife 
who immigrated to this country in her childhood and whom he 
married in Syracuse, died at the family home when she was in 
her seventy fourth year of life.  Eight children were born 
to them of which number Fred A. was the youngest. He has 
two brothers and a sister in Montana as follows: Charles, 
married and living in Walkerville; Frank, also married, a 
resident of Livingston; and Emma, the wife of Alfred George 
and living at Big Timber, Montana.

The educational advantages which Mr. Beley received in his 
youth were rather better than those accorded to most country 
youths and were represented by his finishing of the public 
schools of his home town followed by a three years academic 
course at Mexico New York.  He continued at farm labor 
until he was about twenty four years old when he came to 
Montana in February 1887.  He first settled in Deer 
Lodge, remaining there but a few weeks.  His next stop 
was in Butte where he remained for a year and his 
experience in that city eventually led to his future 
business establishment.  Since 1888 Mr. Beley has 
been a resident of Philipsburg and since 1890 he has 
been the proprietor and owner of the bottling works 
of which he was at one time manager.  He has prospered 
most agreeably and is regarded as one of the successful 
business men of this city.

On December 12, 1893 Mr. Beley was married at Parish New 
York to Miss Lena Warn, daughter of Nelson and Nancy Warn of 
Parish.  Mrs. Beley died in 1902 at the early age of 
thirty-one years.  Her remains were interred in the 
old home town where she was born and reared.