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Claude Joseph Bourret

Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Flags and a Badge
October 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 125

Flag of Claude Joseph Bourret

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Blazon

Flag

A pennon of two points Azure and Or, in hoist the Arms;


Symbolism

Flag

The symbolism of the pennon echoes that of the Arms. A decorative symbol, the lion recalls the Arms of Normandy, and its crown alludes to Royal France. The compartment represents the Island of Montreal, Mr. Bourret’s birthplace, on the shores of the St. Lawrence River.