COAT OF
ARMS
Description
A name that unites us
COAT :
Red, draped with a
sky-blue ribbon showing four silver fish and a « fleur de Lys ». At
the upper right hand corner, a sheaf of four golden wheat plants. At
the lower left hand corner, a gold castle with red masonry.
MEANING :
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The red, the gold and the castle
relate to the coat of arms of Poitou region of France, the origin
of our ancestor
Jean Baudet.
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The ribbon of
azure blue reminds us of the Atlantic Ocean and the St-Lawrence
River. The « Fleur de Lys » represents France and New France.
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The fish (4)
and the sheaf of
wheat (4) represent our ancestors' four sons, Charles,
Jean-Baptiste, Michel and Jacques who were all farmers and
fishermen.
MOTTO « Un nom qui nous unit » :
« A
name that unites us ». This motto was adopted at the annual general
meeting of September 22nd, 2001.
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