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Sainte-Foy, Quebec
Grant of Arms
October 15, 2012
Vol. VI, p. 185
Arms of the Association des ChabotBlazonGules a chabot fesswise on a chief Or a fleur-de-lis Azure between an escutcheon of the arms of the province of Poitou (Gules five castles Or) and an escutcheon of the arms of the province of Perche (Argent three chevronels Gules); SymbolismThe fish, known as a chabot in heraldry, refers to the Association’s name. The fleur-de-lis represents France, the homeland of the Chabots, as well as Quebec, where the family settled. The shields on either side of the fleur-de-lis are those of Poitou (left) and Perche (right). Poitou was the birth place of Mathurin Chabot, the first common ancestor arrived in New France in the 1660s and settled on Île d’Orléans in 1665. Perche is birth place of Marie Mésange, whom Mathurin Chabot wed in New France in 1661. |
MottoBlazonALLER AU FOND DES CHOSES; SymbolismMeaning “Get to the bottom of things”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on March 23, 2013 in Volume 147, page 537 of the Canada Gazette.   |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of Richard Chabot (Arms) and Nicole Chabot (Motto). PainterLara Claire Ellis CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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