Association des familles Marquis Inc.

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Québec, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Supporters
April 15, 2009
Vol. V, p. 439

Arms of the Association des familles Marquis Inc.
Arms of the Association des familles Marquis Inc.
 
Arms of the Association des familles Marquis Inc.

Arms of the Association des familles Marquis Inc.

Blazon

Azure a fess dancetty between in chief a fleur-de-lis and in base a French marquis’s coronet Argent;

Symbolism

The blue shield refers to the French origins of the Marquis family ancestors. The dancetty fess in the form an “M” represents the first letter in the name Marquis. The marquis’s coronet refers to the name of the Association, while the fleur-de-lis represents Quebec, the place where the Association was founded.

Crest

Blazon

Issuant from a coronet of mullets, fleurs-de-lis and maple leaves Argent, a three-masted ship flagged Azure sails Argent its fore-mast topsail charged with a French marquis’s coronet Azure;

Symbolism

The ship, made unique with the marquis’s coronet on the sail, symbolizes the arrival of the Marquis ancestors in New France. The circle of maple leaves, fleurs-de-lis and stars represents the Marquis family members in Quebec, Canada and the United States.

Motto

Blazon

MARQUIS, NOBLES DE COEUR;

Symbolism

MARQUIS, NOBLES DE CŒUR, meaning “Marquis’s, nobles of the heart,” refers to the generosity, benevolence, understanding and kindness of the family members.

Supporters

Blazon

Dexter a female habitant, sinister a male merchant, both habited in the style of 17th-century New France and standing on a grassy mount set with ears of wheat and dogwood flowers proper;

Symbolism

The supporters represent all of the ancestors of the Marquis families. The wheat represents working the land, while the flowers of the bunchberry (Cornus Canadensis), also known as the crackerberry, are medicinal plants found in the conifer forests of Quebec.
 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on December 12, 2009 in Volume 143, page 3681 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Association des familles Marquis Inc.Letters patent granting heraldic emblems to the Association des familles Marquis Inc.

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of Karine Constantineau, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

David Farrar

Calligrapher

Shirley Mangione

Recipient Type

Civil Institution
Family Association