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Marie Éva Jeannine Ginette Lavigne
Gracefield, Quebec
Registration of Arms
November 15, 2022
Vol. VIII, p. 129
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Blazon
Arms
Chevronny Ermine and Azure per pale counterchanged, a chief Or;
Crest
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;
Motto
AEDIFICAVI SUPRA PETRAM;
Badge
A birch sprig proper fructed Or;
Symbolism
Arms
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
The stag recalls the fawn that Ms. Lavigne’s father, as a child, rescued and raised on the family farm.
Motto
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
The birch sprig recalls the family property, Birch House, in Gracefield, Quebec.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist 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 Information
Individual
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.