Sarsfield, Ontario

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Le village de Sarsfield, Ontario, est situé à l'extrémité de la ville d'Ottawa. Les premiers habitants de Sarsfield étaient majoritairement des Canadiens français du Bas-Canada. En 1854, plusieurs familles, notamment les , les Potvin, les D'Aoust, les Lafrance, les Dessaint, les Éthier, vont s'établir dans la région en achetant des concessions à bas prix. Sévère D'Aoust et son frère, Onézime, bâtirent la première église de la région. La construction de l'église Saint Hugues fut si symbolique que le village pris le nom D'Aoust's Corner. En 2000, le canton de s'est amalgamé à la ville d'Ottawa. rdf:langString
Sarsfield, Ontario is a village in Cumberland Ward 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. Family names at that time included: Potvin, St-Denis, D'Aoust, Lafrance, Dessaint and Ethier. 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. The region was also known as Bear Brook. Construction for the new church was completed in 1886. Today, the church still stands and is known as St-Hugues. The church celebrated it rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Le village de Sarsfield, Ontario, est situé à l'extrémité de la ville d'Ottawa. Les premiers habitants de Sarsfield étaient majoritairement des Canadiens français du Bas-Canada. En 1854, plusieurs familles, notamment les , les Potvin, les D'Aoust, les Lafrance, les Dessaint, les Éthier, vont s'établir dans la région en achetant des concessions à bas prix. Sévère D'Aoust et son frère, Onézime, bâtirent la première église de la région. La construction de l'église Saint Hugues fut si symbolique que le village pris le nom D'Aoust's Corner. Le village est nommé Sarsfield pour la première fois en 1874, alors qu'un couple d'Irlandais ouvre le premier bureau de poste de la ville et nomme la ville selon un héros irlandais : Patrick Sarsfield. En 2000, le canton de s'est amalgamé à la ville d'Ottawa.
rdf:langString Sarsfield, Ontario is a village in Cumberland Ward 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. Family names at that time included: Potvin, St-Denis, D'Aoust, Lafrance, Dessaint and Ethier. 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. The region was also known as Bear Brook. Construction for the new church was completed in 1886. Today, the church still stands and is known as St-Hugues. The church celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2011. In June 2011, strong winds and intense lightning caused the churches's steeple to fall off. It was replaced a few months later. 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.
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