Alphonse Gamard, Jr.

1846 - 1937  (~ 91 years)

• Name	Alphonse Gamard
  Suffix	Jr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Baptism	11 Jun 1846	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
  	archdiaconal records, via a descendant
  Born	Aug 1846	? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
  	according to 1900 census, though this conflicts with his baptismal record, next
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Census	1900	4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 53 (born Aug. 1846); married 26 years; born in Louisiana; father born in France, mother in North Carolina; ?strummer
  Military Service	He was in the Watson Artillery, a Confederate light artillery unit, along with Gustave Pitard. As “Alf. Gamard,” he appears as a private in the unit. He was captured and paroled at Port Hudson.
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune, 4 Sept. 1937, p2 c7. GAMARD - On Thursday, September 2, 1937, at 9:10 o'clock p.m., at the residence, 4106 Canal street, Alphonse Gamard, in his 92nd year, husband of Marie Couret, father of Mrs. Gustave Pitard, Anna, Walter T., and Dr. Edward A. Gamard. Funeral took place Friday afternoon, September 3, 1937, at 3 o'clock, from the house of Bultman, St. Charles and Louisiana avenues. Services were held at St. Anthony's church, 4640 Canal St. Interment was private, Metairie Cemetery.
  Occupation	"Clerk in Store" (1880 census)
  Religion	Catholic
  Died	2 Sep 1937	4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Notes	He was called "Papoot" Gamard by family. He and his wife lived and died at Esplanade. In the 1870 census, there is an "A. Gammard" in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, aged 25—born about 1845. According to the 1880 census, he was a clerk in a store, as his brother Alfred was. In 1880 he appears as “A Gamard” appears on a passenger list for the S.S. City of Mexico traveling from Vera Cruz to New Orleans. Aged 34, male, and merchant. The record says that he “severally belongs” to America, and intends to become an inhabitant of America. [2]
  Person ID	I46	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Alphonse Gamard, Sr.           b. 5 Mar 1806, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium           d. 19 Nov 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Caroline Rebecca Simmons           b. Abt 1819, Charleston, Berkeley Co., South Carolina           d. 4 Jan 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	Abt 1838
  Family ID	F371	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 20 May 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 96 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Lucie Caroline Gamard           b. 5 Nov 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 29 Mar 1964, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 91 years)   2. Emma Elizabeth Gamard           b. Abt 1875   3. Anna Marie Gamard           b. 29 Aug 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 6 Jul 1963  (Age 88 years) + 4. Dr. Edward Alfonse "Pops" Gamard, D.D.S.           b. 11 Sep 1876           d. 29 Oct 1967  (Age 91 years)   5. Louise Corinne Gamard           b. Abt Jun 1878           d. 15 Oct 1879, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 1 years) + 6. Walter Thomas Gamard           b. Abt Sep 1880           d. 28 Sep 1938, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F30	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptism - 11 Jun 1846 - St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 26 Nov 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - 4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 2 Sep 1937 - 4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - - Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Death Certificate for Alphonse Gamard, Jr. (d. 1937) Transcription: " . . . who hereby declares that Alphonse Gamard (white) a native of La, aged 91 Yrs., departed this life yesterday (2 of September 1937) at No. 4106 Canal St. in this city. Cause of Death: Hypostatic pneumonia . . . ; Certificate of Dr. N. F. Thiberge. Deceased was married to Marie Couret, and the son of Alphonse Gamard, a native of Ghent, Belguim and Caroline R. Simmons, a Native of SC. . . . "

  
  

• Reference

  "Alphonse Gamard, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I46&tree=1sttree (accessed April 1, 2020).