Alphonse Gamard, Jr.

1846 - 1937  (91 years)

Alphonse Gamard, Sr.

1806 - 1874  (68 years)

Birth	7 Mar 1806	Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Died	19 Nov 1874	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	20 Nov 1874
Father	Joseph André Léopold Gamard           b. 28 Jan 1777, Paroisse Saint-Firmin-en-Castillon, Amiens, Somme, Picardy, France
Mother	Françoise Marie Emanuelle Verhegghen           b. 24 Dec 1785, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Married	8 Feb 1804	Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Family	Caroline Rebecca Simmons           b. Abt 1819, Charleston, Berkeley Co., South Carolina
Married	Abt 1838
Children	+ 1. Emma Elizabeth Gamard           b. Oct 1839, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana   2. Rosana G. Gamard           b. Abt 1841, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana + 3. George Alfred Gamard, Sr.           b. 6 Oct 1842, Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana + 4. Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Caroline Rebecca Simmons

Abt 1819 - 1899  (80 years)

Birth	Abt 1819	Charleston, Berkeley Co., South Carolina
Died	4 Jan 1899	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	5 Jan 1899
Family	Alphonse Gamard, Sr.           b. 7 Mar 1806, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Married	Abt 1838
Children	+ 1. Emma Elizabeth Gamard           b. Oct 1839, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana   2. Rosana G. Gamard           b. Abt 1841, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana + 3. George Alfred Gamard, Sr.           b. 6 Oct 1842, Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana + 4. Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Marie Francoise Couret

1847 - 1943  (96 years)

Birth	24 Jan 1847	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	20 May 1943	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Lucie Caroline Gamard           b. 5 Nov 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Emma Elizabeth Gamard           b. Abt 1875   3. Anna Marie Gamard           b. 29 Aug 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Dr. Edward Alfonse "Pops" Gamard, D.D.S.           b. 11 Sep 1876   5. Louise Corinne Gamard           b. Abt Jun 1878 + 6. Walter Thomas Gamard           b. 20 Sep 1880

Lucie Caroline Gamard

1872 - 1964  (91 years)

Birth	5 Nov 1872	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	29 Mar 1964	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Gustave Joseph Pitard, Jr.           b. 16 Feb 1871, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	19 Mar 1895	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Wallis Francis Pitard           b. 20 Jan 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard           b. 25 Jan 1903, 3827 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana

Emma Elizabeth Gamard

Abt 1875 -

Birth	Abt 1875
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana

Anna Marie Gamard

1874 - 1963  (88 years)

Birth	29 Aug 1874	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	6 Jul 1963
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana

Dr. Edward Alfonse "Pops" Gamard, D.D.S.

1876 - 1967  (91 years)

Birth	11 Sep 1876
Died	29 Oct 1967
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Amy Emma "Momie" Croker           b. 1879
Married	21 Apr 1903	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Lucille Gamard           b. 4 Aug 1904 + 2. Aimee Louise Gamard           b. 4 Sep 1908 + 3. Dr. Edward Alfonse Gamard, Jr.           b. 22 Sep 1913 + 4. Living

Louise Corinne Gamard

Abt 1878 - 1879  (1 years)

Birth	Abt Jun 1878
Died	15 Oct 1879	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana

Walter Thomas Gamard

1880 - 1938  (58 years)

Birth	20 Sep 1880
Died	28 Sep 1938	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	29 Sep 1938	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Pearl Edythe McIlvaine           b. 24 Aug 1882, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
Married	9 Feb 1907	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Hampton Alphonse Gamard           b. 15 Feb 1909, Louisiana   2. Margaret Marie Gamard           b. 8 Oct 1910

• 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	1850  [1]
  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
  Census	1910	4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  aged 64; father born in Holland, mother in South Carolina; drummer, wholesale dry goods. A daughter named "Alice," aged 30, also appears in this census?
  Census	1920	4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 38 7 [Alfonse] [Gamard] Head Male White 1848 72 Married Louisiana Belgium South Carolina Commercial Traveler Carrol Street 39 7 Marie [Gamard] Wife Female White 1850 70 Married Louisiana France Louisiana Carrol Street 40 7 Anna [Gamard] Daughter Female White 1878 42 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Carrol Street 41 7 Gustave Pitard Son-in-law Male White 1878 42 Married Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Agent Carrol Street 42 7 Lucy Pitard Daughter Female White 1876 44 Married Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Carrol Street 43 7 Wallace Pitard Grandson Male White 1896 24 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Clerk Carrol Street 44 7 Gustave Pitard Grandson Male White 1903 17 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Carrol Street  ED:  Ward 3 District 0059
  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   [3]
  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. [4]
  Person ID	I46	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Alphonse Gamard, Sr.           b. 7 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	Group Sheet  |  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   [5]
  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. 20 Sep 1880           d. 28 Sep 1938, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		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  Census - 1910 - 4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1920 - 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

  Pitard, Derrick. "Alphonse Gamard, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I46&tree=1sttree (accessed February 6, 2023).