Richard B. Bennett's birthplace. 1931 Reid Studio Library and Archives Canada PA-051689
This photo shows the birthplace of RB Bennett in Shepody, taken in 1931 by the Reid Studio in Moncton. This was the Stiles family home.
The Stiles family genealogy has been traced back through New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Connecticut, Massachusetts and England. David Stiles was born in New Brunswick in 1812. He married Mary Ann Wright in 1835 and they had several children at their modest home in Hopewell Hill. David was a sea captain.
David's and Mary Ann's children were Mary Ann, John Harvey, Lucy Elizabeth, Isabella R, Henrietta (mother of RB Bennett), Ernest Albert and Sarah Alberta.