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- THREE Estell sisters married THREE Sargent brothers:
Ellen Estell married John Sargent, &
Emma Louse Estell married Henry Sargent, &
Mary Jane Estell married Cyrus Sargent.
. 1871 Wellington County Directory, West Garafraxa
Sergent, Cyrus, Con 7, Lot 2, Freeholder
Sergent, Henry, Con 7, Lot 12, Householder.
. Cyrus owned a hotel in Belwood. About 1886 Cyrus & wife Mary Jane Etsell purchased the Old Stone Hotel at the corner of Queen & St. Patrick Streets, opposite their drive. The added that new, nice pointed stone part to the south in 1894, but Local Option came into force in 1896, ruining the Hotel business. The Hotel became the Sargent residence.
. History of Belwood: Mr. Cyrus Sargent drove the mail & stage to Fergus for a time & used to blow a horn all the way down the street so everyone know when he arrived with parcels & mail.
Ref: 1949, Wellington Co. Museum & Archives.
. 1906 Wellington County Atlas
SARGENT, Cyrus , b. West Garafraxa, 1841. He was a son of George T. Sargent, the pioneer of the family, & succeeded to his father's estate, lot 12, con. 7, West Garafraxa, & for a number of years farmed & improved it, until it became one of the finest properties in the neighborhood. He afterwards purchased another 100 acres, lot 28, con. 5, which by his will was left to his son James. About 1886 he added the business of hotel keeping to his other interests, & kept his hostelry in Belwood until on account of the local option of 1896 he changed it to a private residence. He died universally regretted in 1906 & is buried in the old McKee Cemetery. He was a Congregationalist & a Liberal.
In 1860 he m. Mary Etsel. His son Daniel succeeded to the homestead.
L. Sargent, another son, is a leading hotel keeper in Fergus, while James &g Frank, his two other sons, reside in Grand Valley.
Henry, a brother of the late Cyrus Sargent is the only surviving one of his brothers & sisters, & owns & occupies lot 24, con. 8, West Garafraxa.
Another brother, John Sargent, who d. in 1901, owned & occupied the east half of lot 15, con. 7, West Garafraxa. His widow still survives & owns the property, which is in a high state of cultivation, & replete with good barns & out buildings & a modern brick residence. Mrs. David Johnston, of Belwood, wife of the Township Clerk of West Garafraxa, is a daughter of the late John Sargent, who is still remembered as one of the township's best farmers.
L. Sargent, son of the late Cyrus Sargent, b. in West Garafraxa, for some time conducted the livery business in Fergus. He is now proprietor of the Wellington Hotel, Fergus. He is a Presbyterian, & a Liberal. He m. Matilda Alexander. Issue: Rubina, Arthur A. , & Frank F. Mr. Sargent is very popular & has a large trade, particularly with the farming community. - - - [1]
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1841 - 1906 (65 years)