Arms and Flag of Claude Joseph Bourret
Arms and Flag of Claude Joseph Bourret
Blazon
Gyronny Or and Azure a lion Gules armed and langued Azure charged on the shoulder with a fleur-de-lis Or;
Symbolism
The gyronny gold and blue pattern comes from the old arms of Charlesbourg, Quebec, the ancestral home of the forbear known as Gilles Bourée dit Lépine. It also mirrors the geographic pattern of the town’s lands. The two lions in the Arms and Crest recall the ancestor’s native Normandy, in France. The fleur-de-lis refers to royal France and to the military calling of Gilles Bourée.
Flag of Claude Joseph Bourret
Blazon
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
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Crest of Claude Joseph Bourret
Blazon
A demi lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure charged on the shoulder with a locomotive wheel Or and holding between the paws a fagot also Or bound Azure;
Symbolism
The bundle of sticks (bourrée in French) refers to the origins of the family name, originally given to people who worked as fagotiers, or bundlers of wood. The locomotive wheel designates Mr. Bourret’s profession as an employee of Canadian Pacific Railway.
Motto of Claude Joseph Bourret
Blazon
DISCENDO ET PERSEVERANDO CRESCO;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “I grow through learning and perseverance”.
