REFLECTIONS
- The Story of Hampton by David Keirstead
The history of Hampton Station and Hampton Village, Kings County, New Brunswick,
Canada, (near Saint John) touches upon not only Hampton but the
communities of Lakeside, Lower Norton and Warneford. A typical small village
similar to many others in New Brunswick with a mixture of Loyalists, Scots
and Irish. Some of the chapters are: The Indians and the French; The Loyalists;
Kennebecasis River; Dutch Point Road area and the trains. Many photos of homes
and businesses that are still standing or gone can be found in the book.
One of the persons with biographical information is Dr. John J. Ryan who
was a celebrated dentist in Paris although his birthplace was New Brunswick.
It is said that his suite of offices on the Champs Elysees rented for $20,000
a year and his clientele were of the nobility who paid a minimum fee equivalent
to $200. Dr. Ryan studied dentistry in the United States.
In 1872, he went to England and it was during this time he became a member
of the Bisley shooting team. He decided to take a quick trip to the Paris
Exposition and was so charmed with Paris he decided Paris would be his home.
He married in London in 1881 to Mary Elizabeth Curtis, a girl from Missouri
who was studying voice in Paris. Mrs. Ryan did not enjoy living in Paris
as much as her husband so he built a summer home in Lakeside, near Hampton,
in New Brunswick, Canada.
Partial list of names of interest- Scovil, McMonagle, Hoyt, Freeze, Flewelling,
White, Fleming, Bovaird, Hicks, Stevens, Robertson, Shepard, Melick, Dann,
Otty, Yeomans, Mabee, Ryan, Smith, Bell, Cohen, Langstroth, Barnes and Whitney.
Partial list of pictures: Ryan’s Castle, Riverview Hotel, Isaac Ketchum
House, Rosemount House, Pickwauket Mountain, The Clifton Riverboat, The Hampton
- A Stern Wheeler, Flewelling Mill, Ernest Bovaird Home, A & W Hicks Store,
Dr. Percy H. Warneford, Judge William Wedderburn, Hampton Consolidated School,
Archibald Brittain, T. G. Barnes, Wayside Inn, Langstroth Family, Ossekeag
Stamping Factory, Hampton Consolidated School Rugby Team of 1924, Hampton
Cornet Band @ 1890, Sir Ezekiel McLeod, Dr. J Newton, Smith, Dr and Mrs F
H Wetmore and “Old Molly” - Engine # 1 of the St. Martins Line.
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Reflections - The Story of Hampton’
by David Keirstead. Published by Kings County Historical and Archival Society
Inc.(1983). Soft cover binding, 333 pages 6 x 8 ½..
An out of print book.
Book 8059 Reflections - The Story of Hampton
$45.00 plus $12.00 shipping. within North America -
used book in good condition
Book 8060 Reflections - The Story of Hampton
$34.00 plus $12.00 shipping. within North America
- signed by author - Aug 31, 1983 used book - interior in good condition
- spine shows fading and scruff marks and some letters
rubbed off. Gift inscription on title page.
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