Lezin Blanchard (1886 - 1973)

Born 18 Apr 1886 in New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Dec 1973 at age 87 in Broussard, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

He registered for draft in 1918 for the war as Lezin Blanchard

He is found in 1920 US census as Lazin Blanchard, with wife Felicie, and children.

He registered for the draft in 1942 while living in Broussard, LA

Lezin was born on 4/18/1886 as confirmed by numerous documents. He is the son of Ambrose Blanchard and Clementine Crochet. He married Felicie Berard in 1910.

August 12, 1918 he registered for the WWI draft while living in New Iberia. He was 32 years old, working as a blacksmith for Kling & Walit.

In 1942 he registered for the WWII draft at the age of 56. He and his wife were living in Broussard, LA and he was self employed.

He died at the age of 87 in Broussard Louisiana on 12/31/1973. He is buried at Sacred Heart Cemetery.

• Fact: Residence (1910) Police Jury Ward 3, St Martin, Louisiana, United States
• Fact: Burial (1973) Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States of America

Sources

• 1920 US census, Iberia, Louisiana
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 May 2019, 09:45), entry for Lezin Blanchard(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB2Y-WQV); contributed by various users.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPB4-89V : accessed 5 July 2019), Ambrose Blanchard, Police Jury Ward 3, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 128, sheet 20B, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 530; FHL microfilm 1,374,543.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8D-Q7K : 13 March 2018), Lezin Blanchard, 1917-1918; citing Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,684,675.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP19-45M : 14 October 2017), Lezin Blanchard, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLDF-5Z8 : 20 May 2014), Lezin Blanchard, Dec 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL25-DCRD : 12 September 2017), Lezin Blanchard, 1973; Burial, Broussard, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Sacred Heart Cemetery; citing record ID 181965993, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.