About Us Our MatriarchFelicitas Barbalina Cardoza Ortega (1914 - 1991)Felicitas Barbalina Cardoza Ortega was born August 8, 1914, in California and passed away February 26, 1991, in Pacoima, California. Felicitas' marriage to Frank Concepcion Ortega begat 5 children: Gloria, Francisca, Stella, Rudy, and Rebecca. The Ortega Women of Southern California are the female descendants of these 5 siblings.
5 GenerationsSan Fernando Sun Newspaper - Late 1980s, p. 7
The article highlights 5 living generations of the Ortega Tribe through Felicitas and her eldest daughter, Gloria Rios, and so forth down through this bloodline. The article was the brainchild of Rebecca Velasquez, Felicitas' youngest daughter.  Felicitas' Maternal BloodLineMother: Josefa Barbalina Cardoza - Born: 07/20/1881 – Rodeo Durango, Mexico - Spouse: Jose CardozaGrandmother: Felicitas Quezada Barbalina - Born: 1849 – Rodeo Pueblo Durango, Mexico - Spouse: Brigido BarbalinaGreat Grandmother: Paula Gurrola - Spouse: Lucio QuezadaGreat-Great Grandmother: S Martines - Spouse: Francisco GurrolaGreat-Great-Great Grandmother: Maria Maxima Aruniega - Spouse: Jose Manuel MartinesSource: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4873486/family/pedigree?fpid=-1531367905 |
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