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 left hand corner, four sheafs of wheat placed in a row. At the lower right hand corner, a gold castle with red masonery.

 

 

CREST :  A piece of twine composed of red and gold

 

INTERPRETATION :

• The red, the gold dans the castle relate to the coat of arms of Poitou, the place of origin of our ancestor Jean Baudet.
   

• The band of azure blue reminds us of the Atlantic Ocean and the St-Lawrence River. The « Fleur de Lys » represents France and Vew France.
   

• The four fish and the four sheafs of wheat represent our ancestors' four sons, Charles, Jean-Baptiste, Michel and Jacques who were 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.