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Gracefield, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre and Joseph Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix
January 20, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 25
Arms of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonGules a lion rampant guardant Erminois crowned with a coronet erablé Or; SymbolismThe leopard, or heraldic lion, is an animal with which Mrs. Allen strongly identifies. Red recalls the English heritage of her ancestors. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a coronet erablé Or a demi-lion Erminois holding a banner of the Arms; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
MottoBlazonNIHIL EST IMPOSSIBILE; SymbolismThis Latin phrase means “Nothing is impossible”. |
Badge of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThree roses Argent conjoined on one stem Vert enfiling a coronet erablé Or; SymbolismThe three roses refer to large roses grown by Mrs. Allen in her garden. |
Differenced Arms for Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, daughter of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThe Arms of Marie Claire Jeannine Allen debruised by a three-point label Argent; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following her death; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, daughter of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThe Arms of Marie Claire Jeannine Allen within a bordure Or; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, grandson of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThe Arms of Marie Claire Jeannine Allen debruised of a five-point label Argent; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre, granddaughter of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThe Arms of Marie Claire Jeannine Allen within a bordure Argent; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
Differenced Arms for Joseph Jean Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix, grandson of Marie Claire Jeannine AllenBlazonThe Arms of his mother Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne debruised by a three-point label Argent; SymbolismThe symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 12, 2011 in Volume 145, page 3515 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Jean-Michel Pitre and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual |