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on a blue backgground, a yellow stripe in the upper part of the body is decorated with a silver crescent.in the lower part of the shield, a yellow chevron with 3 silver stars. one is in the lower part of the chevron and the 2 others on the left and right side of the upper part of the chevron
From Les Planches l'Armorial G n ral de J.B. Rectatrop, by H.V. Rolland, vol. 1, 1938, |
II- Coat of Arms adopted for the ancestors :
Arms assigned to Gabriel-Robert Dufour.
These arms were
adopted at Alma by the Association of the Dufour Family of America
Inc., during
the initial meeting on September 6, 1989.
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"The
old Norman families had a crescent on a field
of gold and three silver stars
on a blue background at the bottom of the coat of arms, crossed by a
gold
chevron stripe.
The
two crossed swords and the knight's helmet decorate this coat of arms."
Armoiries de Quetteville et de Longuerue:
Because
Gabriel-Robert Dufour was originally from Lisieux, some kilometers from
Honfleur, Calvados, we believe that the Arms of Quetteville and
Longuerue could
have been his arms and that they would suit him better than the one
adopted by
the association in 1989 as the arms of the Dufour, Barons of the French
Empire.
Gabriel-Robert was only a blacksmith.
The Arms of Quetteville and Longuerue were assigned to the Dufour
families of
Quetteville (Calvados, c. Honfleur) and adopted by Louis Dufour, abbot
of
Longuerue. This famous abbot lived 1652 to 1733. Born at Charlesville,
d p. of
the Ardennes, this scholar is the author, among others works, of the
historic
and geographical ''Description of the ancient and modern France''
(1719), and of
another interesting work, ''Recueil de pi ces int ressantes pour servir
l'Histoire de France'' (1766).
This arm is a the oldest representation of coat of arms bearing the name Dufour: it is of Lyon origin.
It represents three gold rooster heads, on a blue field, split in its middle by a gold stripe.
Gold denotes generosity and blue shows
loyalty, honesty and splendor.
These armorial bearings could be those of Claude Dufour. Originating in
Orgelet
or Lergueux, in the diocese of Besan on in Franche-Comt .
This lineage has chosen the armories that is usually attributed to Guillaume-Henri Dufour and the Dufour from Switzerland.
They are described as follow:
On a blue background, the left side is silver and the right side in red. In the middle, 2 axes are crossed over a gold star (blue on this picture)
This emblem from Geneva, is assigned to
the general Guillaume-Henri Dufour,
that reduced the Swiss cantons' revolt in 1847.
It represents the military strength: the red in the right field shows
strength
and the impetus; the silvery (here in grey) on the left field indicates
serenity
and nobility.
A gold star (in blue) and two crossed knight axes decorate the middle of the shield.
5- Others: Four different arms
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Dufour & F ronce, from Dresden, Saxony-Germany
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Dufour-Vernet from Geneva, Switzerland
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Dufour from Lorraine
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Dufour from Vienna, Austria
These
arms have similar graphic symbols:
The
black or silver crescent; the golden or blue star or spur; the "Fleur
de
Lys" of French Royalty;
the backgrounds and the chevrons are blue or gold; The swan can be seen
on both,
the German and Austria armories.
These armories are from the Planches l'Armorial G n ral de J.B. Rectatrop par H.V. Rolland, vol. 1, 1938.
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