- The Governor General of Canada
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Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
Gracefield, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Badge, with differences to Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre and Joseph Jean Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix
January 20, 2011
Vol. VI, p. 24
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Blazon
Arms
Chevronny Ermine and Azure per pale counterchanged, a chief Or;
Crest
Issuant from a coronet erablé Or, a demi-stag Argent attired, unguled and gorged with a collar, a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back Or;
Motto
AEDIFICAVI SUPRA PETRAM;
Badge
A birch sprig proper fructed Or;
Differenced Arms for Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, daughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The Arms of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne debruised by a three-point label Gules; this individual will inherit the Arms of the Recipient following his death;
Differenced Arms for Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, daughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The Arms of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne with the chief embattled;
Differenced Arms for Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, grandson of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The Arms of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne debruised of a five-point label Gules;
Differenced Arms for Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre, granddaughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The Arms of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne with the chief wavy;
Differenced Arms for Joseph Jean Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix, grandson of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The Arms of his mother Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne debruised by a three-point label Gules;
Symbolism
Arms
Ermine represents Brittany, the origin of Mr. Lavigne’s ancestors. The chevrony pattern refers to the fact that Mr. Lavigne was a builder and that his paternal ancestor, who first immigrated to New France, was a mason. Blue refers to New France and the French language.
Crest
The stag recalls a young stag that Mr. Lavigne, as a child, rescued and raised on the family farm before it escaped.
Motto
Meaning “I built upon a rock”, this Latin motto is based on the parable of the two builders (Matt. 7:24) and refers to Mr. Lavigne’s profession as a builder.
Badge
The birch sprig recalls the family property, Birch House, in Gracefield, Quebec, and the land surrounding it.
Differenced Arms for Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne, daughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Marie Michelle Sylvie Lavigne, daughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Joseph Rosaire Jean-Michel Pitre, grandson of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Marie Françoise Stéfanie Pitre, granddaughter of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Differenced Arms for Joseph Jean Olivier Lavigne-Lacroix, grandson of Joseph Albert Guy Rosaire Lavigne
The symbolism of this emblem is found in other element(s) of this record.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 12, 2011, in Volume 145, page 3515 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Jean-Michel Pitre and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Individual