Louise Ortego

Brief Life History of Louise

When Louise Ortego was born on 28 October 1873, in Eunice, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, her father, Edmond Joseph Ortego, was 43 and her mother, Zoe Ortego, was 38. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Leon Hebert Jr. She lived in Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Ward Four, Acadia, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 December 1965, in Louisiana, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Nezpique, Acadia, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leon Hebert Jr
1866–1950
Louise Ortego
1873–1965
Louis Dolor Hebert
1894–1952
Marie Hebert
1900–1980

Sources (11)

  • Louise A Hebert, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Louise Ortego Hebert, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Louise Ortego in entry for Louis D Hebert, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

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World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Spanish: probably a nickname from the masculine form of Ortega 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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