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London, United Kingdom,
Confirmation of Change of Name
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 128
Arms of John Michael Allen-PetrieBlazonThe Arms of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne (Chevronny Ermine and Azure per pale counterchanged, a chief Or) debruised of a five-point label Gules; SymbolismErmine represents Brittany, the region in France from which Mr. Allen-Petrie’s maternal ancestors came. The chevronny pattern refers to the fact that his grandfather was a builder and that his first maternal ancestor who immigrated to New France was a mason. Blue refers to New France and the French language. |
CrestBlazonA demi-stag Argent attired, unguled and gorged with a collar, a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back, all issuant from a coronet erablé Or; SymbolismThe stag recalls the fawn that Mr. Allen-Petrie’s grandfather, as a child, rescued and raised on the family farm. |
MottoBlazonAEDIFICAVI SUPRA PETRAM; SymbolismMeaning “I built upon a rock,” this Latin phrase is based on the parable of the two builders (Matt. 7:24) and refers to Mr. Allen-Petrie’s grandfather’s profession as a builder. |
Badge of John Michael Allen-PetrieBlazonA birch sprig proper fructed Or; SymbolismThe birch sprig recalls the family property, Birch House, in Gracefield, Quebec. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationSince 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of John Michael Allen-Petrie and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherDoris Wionzek Recipient TypeIndividual Other InformationThe recipient’s emblems were originally assigned to him under the name of Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre as recorded in the grant to his grandfather Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 24, 20 January 2011. |