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Gananoque, Ontario
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2017
Vol. VII, p. 17
Letters Patent registering the Heraldic Emblems of William Stone MacdonaldBlazonQuarterly, 1st Argent a lion rampant Gules, 2nd Argent a dexter hand couped fesswise holding a cross-crosslet fitché Gules, 3rd Or a lymphad sails furled Sable, 4th Vert a salmon naiant proper, overall on a fess Sable an eagle’s head couped Argent beaked Gules between two sprigs of three maple leaves Or; SymbolismThe four quarters form the Scottish arms of Macdonald, to which the black central stripe with maple leaves and the eagle’s head have been added. |
CrestBlazonA dexter cubit arm in armour grasping a dagger proper; SymbolismThe forearm in armour is found in other Macdonald crests. |
MottoBlazonPERSEVERANTIA; SymbolismThis Latin word means “Perseverance.” |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 17, 2018 in Volume 152, page 899 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Not available. PainterNot applicable CalligrapherNot applicable Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 6 October 1896. |