- The Governor General of Canada
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Gwenneth Lucille Treen
Delta, British Columbia
Grant of Arms, with differences to Christopher Stirling Treen Mackie
September 15, 2008
Vol. V, p. 348
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Blazon
Arms
Per chevron embattled Or and Vert in chief two oak trees and in base a garb counterchanged;
Crest
Issuant from a Loyalist military coronet Or an oak tree Vert charged with a lily Or;
Motto
FROM FAMILY, STRENGTH;
Motto
A-BARTH AN MYGHTERN;
Symbolism
Arms
The trees and chevron division allude to other Treen/Trewyn arms from Cornwall county containing three trees and a chevron. The trees make an English pun on the name. The embattled line refers to the Cornish word tredyn, meaning a “fortified settlement”, from which the name is derived. The garb of wheat and the colours signify Saskatchewan, the province of Ms. Treen’s birth and upbringing.
Crest
The coronet and the lily (a symbol of St. Joseph) allude to Joseph Treen, Ms. Treen’s ancestor who fought in the Westchester County Chasseurs, a Loyalist regiment during the American Revolutionary War. The tree repeats the symbolism of the arms.
Motto
FROM FAMILY, STRENGTH, echoes the motto of Saskatchewan, Multis e gentibus vires, or “From many peoples strength”.
Motto
A Cornish phrase meaning “For the King”, refers to Joseph Treen’s Loyalist heritage and Cornish ancestry.