Amadie "Eugenie" Ortego

Brief Life History of Amadie "Eugenie"

When Amadie "Eugenie" Ortego was born on 5 September 1876, in Acadia, Louisiana, United States, her father, Edmond Joseph Ortego, was 46 and her mother, Zoe Ortego, was 40. She married Adam Albert Lavergne on 1 February 1894, in Iota, Acadia, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Ward Six, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States in 1920 and Ward Seven, Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1930. She died on 29 March 1951, in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Saint Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery, Basile, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Adam Albert Lavergne
1872–1955
Amadie "Eugenie" Ortego
1876–1951
Marriage: 1 February 1894
Edmond Lavergne
1895–1968
John Lavergne
1913–
Marie Messa Lavergne
1897–2000
Amos William Lavergne
1908–

Sources (12)

  • Eugenie Dauget, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Eugenie Ortego, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
  • Eugenie Ortego, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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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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