Loretta Alva (Perret) Blanchard (1914 - 2006)

Born 28 Feb 1914 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Wife of Henry Blanchard — married 23 Nov 1937 in Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Died 17 Mar 2006 at age 92 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Loretta (Perret) Blanchard is a part of US Black heritage.

Loretta was born in 1914. She is the daughter of Alphonse Perret and Adelaide Boree.

Sources

• "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHP-ZJ4W : 29 April 2022), Loretta Alva Perret, 28 Feb 1914; citing Birth 28 Feb 1914, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, certificate  ; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.

• "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q293-QSSH : 4 April 2020), Henry Blanchard and Loretta Perret, 23 Nov 1937; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,295,616.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
  citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 21;
  FamilySearch Record: VYPN-K5J (accessed 6 December 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MR-G4MN
  Lorretta Blanchard (25), wife, in household of Henry Blanchard (26) in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Born in Louisiana.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKGN-35C4 : accessed 6 December 2022), Loretta Perret Blanchard, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 24 Mar 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Times-Picayune, The, born-digital text.