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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.


Battle of Peyrestortes

D'Aoust, the hero of Peyrestortes, fell afoul of the suspicious Committee of Public Safety and two rival generals in January 1794.

Sarsfield, Ontario

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.


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