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Rideau Ferry, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 20, 1990
Vol. II, p. 17
Arms of John Ross MathesonBlazonGyonny of eight Sable and Gules a lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure over all a fess Argent charged with three hawks' heads erased Gules; |
CrestBlazonWithin a loyalist military coronet Or leaved Gules a dexter hand and forearm proper issuant holding a plough culter in bend Vert; |
MottoBlazonFACIO SPERO. This Latin phrase means "I do, I hope". |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on September 8, 1990 in Volume 124, page 3232 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available PainterJoan Bouwmeester CalligrapherJoan Bouwmeester Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 14 September 1959. |