Ortego Family

Most all Southwest Louisiana Ortego’s can trace their family roots back to Jean Joachim Ortego and his wife Maria Josephe D. De Soto. Maria is the granddaughter of Louis Antoine Juchereau De St. Denis, the founder of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Jean J. Ortego was born in Spain and married Maria in Orleans Territory, USA. Most of their eight children were born in Southwest Louisiana. Jean Joachim Ortego’s family can be traced back to the oldest known Ortego family of Antoine De Ortega, spelled with the “a”, and his wife Catalina Berceruelo who were married in 1640. Of the eight children born to Jean Joachim Ortego and Maria Josephe Damascene De Soto, four married into the Fontenot family but all eight children are progenitors of the Ortegos’ born and raised in Southwest Louisiana. More information on the persons in this family can be obtained at www.FamilyAtLouisiana.com. Contact information for the author is also located at the web site.