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David's and Mary Ann's children were Mary Ann, John Harvey, Lucy Elizabeth, Isabella R, Henrietta, Ernest Albert and Sarah Alberta.

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Home of Captain David Stiles
Hopewell Hill, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by R.H. Smith, Sackville, NB

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Henry John Bennett & Henrietta Stiles were married on September 22, 1869. They took up residence in Hopewell Cape at a home on the water side of the Great Road to Moncton. Their home was located across the road from the local one room schoolhouse.

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Henrietta Stiles Bennett
Circa 1870
Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by Climo, St. John, New Brunswick

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Henry John Bennett
Circa 1870
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by A.M. Sanders, 16 King Street, St. John, NB

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On Sunday, July 3, 1870, Henrietta took the two hour long wagon ride to Hopewell Hill to attend the Methodist Church and visit her parents. She unexpectedly went into labour and her first child, Richard Bedford Bennett, was born. Mother and child remained in Hopewell Hill for a few days before returning home to Hopewell Cape. There would be five other children born to Henry and Henrietta.

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Captain David Stiles Residence, Hopewell Hill
Circa 1940
Hopewell Hill, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by Wilcox Studio, Moncton

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Bennett children: Richard Bedford, Evelyn Read, Ronald Vivian & George Horace
1885
Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
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There would be five other children born to Henry and Henrietta:
o Harry A Bennett born 1872; died 1876
o Evelyn Read Bennett born April 2, 1874; died May 1, 1929
o Ronald Vivian Bennett born May 13, 1876; died May 12, 1961
o George Horace Bennett born July 21, 1884; died January 23, 1938
o Mildred Mariann Bennett born March 26, 1889; died May 11, 1938

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Richard Bedford Bennett
1896
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by Mersereau, Chatham, NB

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Evelyn Read Bennett
Circa 1895
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by Percy Crandall, Moncton, NB

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Ronald Vivian Bennett
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick
Photo by R.H. Smith, Edgar P. Smith & Sons, Sackville, NB

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Mildred Mariann Bennett
Circa 1930
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Credits:
Archives & Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick

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From birth to age 12 Richard, or Dick, as he was called by his family, lived in his parents' home in Hopewell Cape that was almost directly across the road from the local school. The school in Hopewell Cape was typical of most small one room school houses: rows of desks and seats affixed to the floor, slate black boards on the walls and a small wood burning stove for heat.