Question: Where was the father of R. Whidden Ganong born?

Knowledge 1: R. Whidden Ganong
Rendol Whidden Ganong, (October 2, 1906 – March 18, 2000) was a Canadian businessman from the Province of New Brunswick.Known as Whidden, he was born in the border town of St. Stephen, the eldest son of Berla Frances Whidden and Arthur D. Ganong.Ganong studied at St. Stephen High School, Rothesay Collegiate School in Rothesay, New Brunswick, and Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.In 1927 he went to work for Ganong Bros., the family-owned chocolate making business.In 1955-56, Whidden Ganong served as Chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.In 1957 he succeeded his father as president of the firm, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1977.He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989.Whidden and Eleanor Ganong maintained a home in St. Stephen and owned a farm at Todd's Point, New Brunswick located five miles (8 km) east of St. Stephen along New Brunswick Route 1.The property separates the St. Croix Estuary from Oak Bay.Whidden Ganong died in 2000, predeceased by his wife in 1982.Their farm property is now the Ganong Nature Park. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Arthur D. Ganong
Arthur Deinstadt Ganong (August 3, 1877 – November 1960) was a Canadian businessman and politician.He was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick into a chocolate making family and would serve as president of Ganong Bros. Limited from 1917 to 1957.He was the sixth of the seven children of James Harvey Ganong and Susan E. Brittan.His father and his uncle, Gilbert, founded the chocolate-making company in 1873.Among his siblings are educator Susie, businessman Edwin, botanist William, and Kit Ganong Whidden.On 8 June 1904, Arthur Ganong married Berla Frances Whidden (1878–1958) of Grand Manan, New Brunswick.The couple had four children.Ganong worked all his life in the family business and took over as its head from his Uncle Gilbert who died without issue.Arthur Ganong and company employee George Ensor developed a chocolate bar to take along on their fishing trips and in 1910 the company introduced Pal-o-Mine, the first 5-cent chocolate nut bar in North America.
Knowledge 1: R. Whidden Ganong
Rendol Whidden Ganong, (October 2, 1906 – March 18, 2000) was a Canadian businessman from the Province of New Brunswick.Known as Whidden, he was born in the border town of St. Stephen, the eldest son of Berla Frances Whidden and Arthur D. Ganong.Ganong studied at St. Stephen High School, Rothesay Collegiate School in Rothesay, New Brunswick, and Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.In 1927 he went to work for Ganong Bros., the family-owned chocolate making business.In 1955-56, Whidden Ganong served as Chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.In 1957 he succeeded his father as president of the firm, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1977.He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989.Whidden and Eleanor Ganong maintained a home in St. Stephen and owned a farm at Todd's Point, New Brunswick located five miles (8 km) east of St. Stephen along New Brunswick Route 1.The property separates the St. Croix Estuary from Oak Bay.Whidden Ganong died in 2000, predeceased by his wife in 1982.Their farm property is now the Ganong Nature Park. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Obata Toramori
He was the father of Obata Masamori.
Knowledge 1: R. Whidden Ganong
Rendol Whidden Ganong, (October 2, 1906 – March 18, 2000) was a Canadian businessman from the Province of New Brunswick.Known as Whidden, he was born in the border town of St. Stephen, the eldest son of Berla Frances Whidden and Arthur D. Ganong.Ganong studied at St. Stephen High School, Rothesay Collegiate School in Rothesay, New Brunswick, and Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.In 1927 he went to work for Ganong Bros., the family-owned chocolate making business.In 1955-56, Whidden Ganong served as Chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.In 1957 he succeeded his father as president of the firm, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1977.He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1989.Whidden and Eleanor Ganong maintained a home in St. Stephen and owned a farm at Todd's Point, New Brunswick located five miles (8 km) east of St. Stephen along New Brunswick Route 1.The property separates the St. Croix Estuary from Oak Bay.Whidden Ganong died in 2000, predeceased by his wife in 1982.Their farm property is now the Ganong Nature Park. [SEP] Knowledge 2: David A. Ganong
David A. Ganong,( born September 14, 1943 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick) is a Canadian business executive.

Answer: St. Stephen, New Brunswick