Sarsfield, Ontario is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the east portion of the City of Ottawa

Ottawa

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 in the former township of Cumberland.

The first residents of Sarsfield were mostly French-Canadians from Lower Canada

Lower Canada

The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...

. In 1854, families began to establish in the Sarsfield region, such as the Potvin's, the St-Denis', the D'Aoust

D'Aoust

Daoust, D'Aoust, Deault or Dault is a common French language surname, people with this family name can be found in most of Canada , the USA and Belgium.- History :...

's, the Lafrance's and the Éthier's. One of these colonizers, Sévère D'Aoust

Sévère D'Aoust

Sévère D'Aoust born in Vaudreuil, Lower Canada in the early 19th century, established a village in the region of Bear Brook in 1854. He later gave part of his land for the construction of a Roman Catholic church in Sarsfield, Ontario in 1886....

, 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 region was also known as Bear Brook.

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

Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan

Patrick Sarsfield , created the first Earl of Lucan, Irish Jacobite and soldier, belonged to an Anglo-Norman family long settled in Ireland.-Background:...

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

Famous residents

Don Boudria

Don Boudria

Donald "Don" Boudria, PC is a former Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2005 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien....

 former Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

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 MP

Member of Parliament

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 from 1984 to 2006, and Government House Leader

External links

• The Village of Sarsfield's official website