OGÉ, John M., St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller


**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************

JOHN M. OGÉ, GRAND COTEAU.--John M. Ogé is the only son of Louis Eugene
Ogé and Elizabeth Ward.  He was born on the 21st day of February, 1867. 
Louis Eugene Ogé was a native of Paris, France; Elizabeth (Ward) Ogé, of
Queen's county, Ireland.  They emigrated to America when young, and in
1865 were married at Lake Charles, Louisiana.  Louis E. Ogé was an
architect, for a number of years engaged in ship building at Rockland,
Maine, and in New Orleans.  He died of yellow fever in 1867.  Mrs. E.
Ogé died in Opelousas in 1884.

The subject of this sketch was reared by the Misses Alice and Ellen
Duffy, of Grand Coteau.  Up to the time he was twelve years of age young
John M. Ogé attended the private schools of Grand Coteau, at which age
he entered St. Charles College at this place, graduating in 1887. 
February 12, 1889, he married Marie Annette Petetin, daughter of Eugene
Petetin and Onegia Gilbeau.

Mr. Ogé is at present studying law, with the intention of entering the
legal profession in the near future.  He and his wife are members of the
Roman Catholic church.  Their little son Archie was born on the 29th
December, 1890.

The Misses Duffy, by whom our subject was reared, were born in Armaugh,
county of Monaghan, Ireland.  They came to America with their parents
and three brothers, Patrick, Michael and Peter, in 1835, and settled in
St. Landry parish, where they bought a large tract of land.  Their
father, Peter Duffy, died soon after they came to this place, in 1836.
Mrs. Duffy survived him until 1863.  Peter died soon after finishing
school; Michael died in 1866, and Patrick in 1870.  The latter was noted
as a successful planter.  Alice and Ellen are the only members of the
family now living.  They are still on the old plantation where the
remainder of the family have resided.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section,
p. 66.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.