Leon Gabriel Perret Sr (1899 - 1964)

Born 25 Sep 1899 in Louisiana, United States

Died 1 Jul 1964 at age 64 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Leon was born on 25 Sep 1899 in Louisiana to Emile Perret and Mary Roderick.

In 1910, he and his family were living in New Orleans, and he was the 9th of the ten children in the household.^[1]

When he was 18 years old, he registered for the World War I draft. He was working as a baker in New Orleans and gave his mother's name as his next of kin. He was described as being tall and of medium build, with brown eyes and light hair.^[2]

Leon died on 1 Jul 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPYV-9K7 : accessed 5 August 2022), Leon Perret in household of Emile Perrot, New Orleans Ward 9, Orleans, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 147, sheet 7B, family 131, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 522; FHL microfilm 1,374,535.
2. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:9MN6-Z483 : 24 December 2021), Entry for Leon Gabriel Perret, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QT9L-419Y : 28 April 2022), Entry for Leon Gabriel Perref Sr., 1 Jul 1964; citing Death 1 Jul 1964, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, certificate 4843; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.
4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QT3D-2T31 : 18 July 2020), Entry for Leon Gabriel Perret, 1964.

See also:

• Marie Perret Molony Obituary

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89940553/leon-gabriel-perret: accessed 05 August 2022), memorial page for Leon Gabriel Perret Sr. (25 Sep 1899–Jul 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #89940553, citing Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Graves (contributor 47171280).