Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne

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Gracefield, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 129

Arms of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne
Arms of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne
Badge of John Michael Allen-Petrie
 
Arms of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne

Arms of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne

Blazon

Chevronny Ermine and Azure per pale counterchanged, a chief Or;

Symbolism

Ermine represents Brittany, the region in France from which Ms. Lavigne’s paternal ancestors came. The chevronny pattern refers to the fact that her father was a builder and that that her first paternal ancestor who immigrated to New France was a mason. Blue refers to New France and the French language.

Crest

Blazon

A 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;

Symbolism

The stag recalls the fawn that Ms. Lavigne’s father, as a child, rescued and raised on the family farm.

Motto

Blazon

AEDIFICAVI SUPRA PETRAM;

Symbolism

Meaning “I built upon a rock”, this Latin phrase is based on the parable of the two builders (Matt. 7:24) and refers to Ms. Lavigne’s father’s profession as a builder.
Badge of John Michael Allen-Petrie

Badge of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne

Blazon

A birch sprig proper fructed Or;

Symbolism

The birch sprig recalls the family property, Birch House, in Gracefield, Quebec.
 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

Since 2023, grants, registrations and approvals of heraldic emblems are no longer announced in the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent registering the heraldic emblems of Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Original concept of John Michael Allen-Petrie and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.

Painter

Debra MacGarvie

Calligrapher

Doris Wionzek

Recipient Type

Individual

Other Information

The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded to her father Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 24, 20 January 2011.