Sarsfield, Ontario

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Sarsfield, Ontario is a village in the east portion of the City of Ottawa in the former township of Cumberland. The first residents of Sarsfield were mostly French-Canadians from Lower Canada. In 1854, families began to establish in the Sarsfield region, such as the Potvin's, the St-Denis', the D'Aoust's, the Lafrance's and the Éthier's. One of these colonizers, Sévère D'Aoust, bought land from the Crown and later gave part of this land for the construction of a Roman Catholic church. The construction of this church had such an impact on the village that it was known as Daoust's Corner. Construction for the new church was completed in 1886.

The village was renamed Sarsfield in 1874 when an Irishman, Michael O'Meara, opened a post office and gave it the name of an Irish hero, Patrick Sarsfield.

In 2000, the Township of Cumberland was amalgamated to the City of Ottawa.

List of places in Sarsfield:

• St-Hugues Roman Catholic church
• Gauthier's corner store
• Home Hardware Building Centre
• community center
• Caisse Populaire financial institution, part of the Desjardins Group.
• tractor dealership, Massey-Ferguson
• outdoor rink, tennis court and play structure

[edit] Other names

The region was also known as Daoust's Corner and Bear Brook.

[edit] Famous residents

Don Boudria former Liberal Party of Canada MP from 1984 to 2006, and Government House Leader

[edit] External links

The Village of Sarsfield's official website