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Association des Séguin d'Amérique
Boucherville, Quebec
Grant of Arms
April 4, 2000
Vol. IV, p. 29
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a bend merged in base with six bendlets reversed in chief a fleur-de-lis all Azure;
Motto
FORCE ET GÉNÉROSITÉ;
Symbolism
Arms
The fleur-de-lis and the blue colour symbolize ancien régime France, the place of origin of the first Séguins. The central band represents the Atlantic Ocean that the ancestors crossed on their way to take root in America. The six bands perpendicular to the central one recall the first six Séguins who founded lines in New France (Charles, François, Guillaume, Jacques, Jean and Joseph). These bands also symbolize the St. Lawrence River and the first land grants made by the Seigneur of Boucherville on the Seigneury of Îles Percées, one of these grants being to François Séguin dit Ladéroute, the ancestor of most of the Séguins in America. The stylized comb shape refers to François’s trade as a weaver.
Motto
Meaning “Strength and generosity”, the Motto was chosen by the Association des Séguin. In the past as today, strength and generosity are essential values that the Séguins and their contemporaries exercised. Gérald Séguin proposed the motto.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 22, 2000, in Volume 134, page 2266 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of André Séguin, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Ilona Jurkiewicz
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Family Association