Comment4-24-21 Lowell, MA Birthname, EDWARD SHOREY. Adoptee lived at Fr. Flannigan's Boys Home until the age of 3 (or 5) & was adopted by the Faraci's in Rochester, NY.Charlene is searching for the relatives of her father who has passed on. Date posted 8-11-05
Comment1-21-24 Boston, MA Placed in Home for Destitute Catholic Children on Harrison Avenue in Boston shortly after birth. Birthname, THOMAS GUY JACKSON. Birthmother, ELIZABETH B. HUGHES JACKSON. Birthfather, GUY W. JACKSON. He was a cabinet maker? He died of a heart attack? Adoptee had 3 brothers? Some time in 1928 he was taken in & raised by the Phelan family in Norfolk, MA. Thomas is deceased, but his son Sean is searching for information on his father's birthfamily. Date posted 9-...
Comment7-27-24 Springfield, MA Florence Crittenton Home. Birthname, ARNOLD YOUNG. Birthmother, ALICE YOUNG. She later became ALICE HALL when she married VICTOR HALL 1928. Birthmother's sister LUELLA I. YOUNG arranged adoption. My father's adopted name was Arnold Cummings. Nancy is searching for his birthfamily. Date posted 3-30-01
Comment9-22-24 Boston?, MA Birthname, JOSEPH WILLIAM HARRINGTON. Birthmother, MARGARET HARRINGTON. Birthfather, JAMES BRENNAN. Joseph became a ward of the state after being sent to Massachusetts Hospital School, Canton, MA. His name was Joseph Brennan when he arrived at school but it was later changed to Harrington. He is deceased but his son is searching for any living relatives. Date posted 9-5-03
Comment5-4-26 Lynn, MA "I'm 76,had 3heart attacaks, a duble bypass and don't have any idea from where I came nor to where I'm going.I only have my adopted name,date of birth in Essex County MA which appear on the amended birth certificate. Needless to say time is of the essence." Date posted 10-30-02
Comment6-18-27 Worcester, MA Private Adoption. Adopted name Otto William Siebert. Adopted by Donald W. Siebert & Eleanor L. Harriman Siebert. Adoptee is deceased. I remember his adopted grandmother saying he came from a prominent family. His widow Phyllis would like to locate birthfamily for their children. Date posted 9-22-01. Revised 11-16-01.
Comment11-22-27 Boston, MA St Marys Hosp. Infant Asylum Agency. Birthname, CARROLL FRANCIS BURKE. Birthmother MARGARET M. BURKE, last known to be living in Winchester, MA 1927-30. DID ANYONE KNOW HER??? She had a sister CHRISTINE. Adoptee is deceased, but family would like would like info. Adoptee desparately wanted to know about his mother prior to his death.
Date posted 8-1-97
Comment5-22-20 Boston, MA Birthname, GEORGE DEMERS. Birthmother was from Worcester area. She may have been married to or was the daughter of the Chief of Police in Worcester, MA. George is searching for any relative, his daughter Nancy is helping him.
Date posted 3-23-98
Comment6-18-22 Bedford, MA Baptised JOSEPH RULDOLPH REYNOLDS in 1925 Birthmother, BABE ROSE of New Bedford, MA. Birthplace Russia. Birthfather, FRANK REYNOLDS? Possibly Italian? Ivy is helping her grandfather Rudy search.
Date posted 5-3-01
Comment2-27-25 MA or Warwick, RI Birthname, FRANCIS EDWARD RICHARDSON. Adoptee & a brother William & sister Sylvia were dropped off at a church somewhere in Boston. They were all wards of the State of MA. Frank has passed but his son Paul would like to know about his father's birthfamily.
Date posted 11-1-06
Comment1-15-21 Adopted by family members. Birthparents may have last name of WOMBOLDT. He had a brother Albert who was also adopted. Adoptive mother was Margaret Wray, they had an Aunt Christine & Uncle William. All spoke with a brogue. There may be an Everett, MA tie. Adoptee is deceased but Laura is helping adoptee's ( JOSEPH WILBUR OR WILBURT WRAY) son search for any relations.
Date posted 9-7-00. Revised 9-27-00
Comment3-35-23 Dorchester or Boston, MA St. Mary's Infant Asylum and Lying In Hospital, Everett
Avenue, Dorchester? Boston, MA. Birthmother, ALICE HANNON ("parts unknown to your petitioners") The adoption was "allowed" on May 25, 1926. Adoptee is has passed on but Tricia is helping her brother Paul search for any information on his father's birthfamily.
Date posted 12-3-04. (EDITOR NOTE: When transferring this entry, the original post showed the birthdate as 3/35/23.)
Comment5-29-25 Chelsea or Quincy, MA Supposedly and inner-family adoption. Birthname, WILLIAM MCCORMICK. Birthmother, MARY E. MCCORMICK. Frederick is searching.
Date posted 12-10-97
Comment4-21-26 Springfield, MA State of MA adoption? Birthname,ARTHUR PHILIP BENSON. Birthmother, MADELINE HAYES BENSON DOB 1901. Birthfather, ARTHUR ROBERT BENSON. Pat is helping Dad search for any living relatives. Date posted 3-27-01
Comment7-1-27 Boston, MA St. Mary's Woman's & Infant Asylum Never adopted. Birthname, GEORGE O'NEIL. Birthmother, MARY E. O'NEIL OR VELMA. She was from Lawrence, MA. I was taken in by a family as a child but never formally adopted by them. MaryAnn is posting this for George who is searching. Date posted 9-11-03
Comment2-1-28 Worcester, MA Birthname, HAROLD OLIVER. Birthmother, LOTTIE B. GOWANS (aka MARY OLIVER) Philip is searching. Date posted 1-25-99 (revised 2-5-05)
Comment2-28-28 Lowell, MA Catholic Orphanage, Lowell. Birthname, STEWART BALMER RICHARDSON. Searching for the birthparents of my father. Date posted 6-11-07
Comment3-1-28 Springfield, MA Birthname, ROBERT CHARLES TOURVILLE. Birthmother, ANGELINA TOURVILLE DOB 8-21-09 DOD April 1992. **Searching for a sibling also given up, not sure if male or female, but also given up by Angelina** Adoptee has passed away but his daughter Suzanne is posting this in hopes of finding family.
Date posted 11-3-00. Revised 2-23-01.
Comment3-9-28 Holyoke, MA Holyoke Hosp. Birthmother's last name LAFLEUR? I lived in Holyoke until I was sixteen. At a very young age I saw my birth certificate. I think my birthmother's last name was LAFLEUR. John is searching.
Date posted 7-25-98
Comment6-16-28 Boston, MA Birthname, LEONARD E. FROST. Birthmother, AGNES FROST. Was never adopted, was in State custody and lived in several foster homes. Searching for birthmother or any relations.
Date posted 6-5-98. Revised 7-9-02.
Comment6-6-29 Brockton, MA Florence Crittenton Home. Birthname, CARL MERTON FENWICK. Birthmother, EDITH VIOLA FENWICK, she died of TB in 1931. She was a nurse at Norfolk-County Hosp. Daughter of MARY AMELIA PENDERGRASS. ***IN SEARCH OF BIRTHFATHER*** name unknown. Anyone with info please.
Date revised 11-4-97. Revised 2-1-06.
Comment10-3-29 Fall River, MA? Briston County. LEFT ON A DOORSTEP. Birthname, GERARD KENYON? Birthmother, AGNES CANNON OR KENYON?? DOB 1901? She was from New Bedford, but staying at a rooming house in Fall River. Birthfather, BOTELO?, janitor of church? The name FRANCIS MACOMBER also comes into play, but nothing makes any sense. If anyone out there knows anything about my birthfamily please.
Date posted 1-29-99
Comment2-23-28 Boston, MA Boston Memorial Hosp. Birthname, LAWRENCE COLLINS MCHUGH. Birthmother, MARGARET COLLINS MCHUGH, DOB 4-28-1897. She was living in Brookline, MA at the time, then later Watertown. She died in Allston, MA 1967 **I Have found all need to know on Margaret but still searching for information on Birthfather, James Kelley (Kelly). If anyone can help I would be forever grateful. Lawrence is searching.
Date posted 4-18-01.
Revised 9-21-07.
Comment2-18-20 Boston, MA Never officially adopted. Birthname, HARRIET LESLIE. Birthmother, EVELYN P. ALLEN LESLIE. Birthfather, FRANK LESLIE. EVELYN died shortly after I was born. Eva Mccloud took me from the hospital. She became ill & her sister Jeannette took me. Jeannette & Bruce Flett raised me from the age of five. The grandmother took the other children once the mother died & did not tell them about me. Kim is posting this for her mother who is searching for sibl...
EMAIL jkkern0619@msn.com
Date posted 7-19-02 (revised 8-19-02
Comment5-1-21 Buffalo, NY Birthname, HAZEL IRENE TRACY. Birthmother, IRENE WEYMER TRACY DOB 6-20?-00, in Boston, MA. Birthfather, JOSEPH TRACY DOB around 1892?, in Buffalo, NY.Two other children were put in foster care & orphanges; birthnames, ROBERT TRACY DOB 1923 & MURIEL TRACY DOB 1919. Robert was adopted by a family named SWANSON. Catherine is helping her mother search for any info on both birthparents and siblings.
EMAIL spaw@engmg.pitt.edu
Date posted 1-28-00
Comment7-4-21 Boston?, MA, Adoption records in Suffolk Cty Court. Adopted by the Karnes family in 1923. Does anyone have any information? Mary is helping her mother search.
EMAIL MGarr98297@aol.com
Date posted 7-19-02
Comment7-6-21 Boston, MA St. Mary's Home for Unwed Mother's in Dorchester. Birthmother, ELEANOR KEANEY. Grandmother,SARAH KEANEY. Susan is helping her mother Mary who is searching.
EMAIL Susanamcgovern@hotmail.com
Date posted 9-11-01
Comment2-12-23 Canton, MA Massachusetts Hosp. Home for Little Wanderer. Birthname, MARGARET GAYLORD. Birthmother, BRIDGET NEE. Birthfather, FRANK GAYLORD. Margaret was adopted in 1930 by the Bongiorno family of Nahant, MA. Adoptees daughter is searching for information on any birthfamily.
EMAIL ccwaves@gis.net
Date posted 12-28-02
Comment4-25-23 Springfield, MA Brightsides Birthname, GLOUCESTER. Birthmother, MARY ELLEN GLOUCESTER DOB 1904. Earl is helping his mother search for any relations.
EMAIL junie101@worldnet.att.net
Date posted 3-10-98
Comment7-20-23 Holyoke, MA Ingleside Orphanage. Birthname, MARIE ALICE RITA PROVOST. Birthmother, EVA GELINAS. Birthfather, ULRIC PROVOST DOB 6-00. Both birthparents deceased. **SEARCHING FOR BROTHER, LIONEL JOSEPH PROVOST born either prior to 2-5-22. Does anyone know where he is?
EMAIL brodie3910@aol.com
Date posted 3-13-02 (revised 3-25-02)
Comment9-17-23 Boston, MA Birthmother, CLARA JACOBSEN. Adoptee has passed on but her son is searching for relatives of Clara.
EMAIL APIBRUCE@ADELPHIA.NET
Date posted 5-25-04
Comment1-24-24 Fall River, MA Union Hosp. Birthname, MURIEL ANN HASKINS. Birthmother, NORAH SEELEY DOB 5-20-06. Walter is posting this for his mother who is searching for any birthrelatives.
EMAIL taz50@bellsouth.net
Date posted 4-10-02
Comment4-26-24 Lowell, MA Birthname, MARIE FOURNIER. Birthmother, ADRIENNE MARIE OR MARIE A.M. FOURNIER from 454 Merrimack St Lowell, MA. I was first placed with a Katherine Sullivan who had another girl child until I was 5. Katherine died in March 1927 & I found myself in an old persons home in Lowell, Ma. until a family came to "look at me". I was placed in their care but not adopted by them until I was 21 yrs old. I am searching for any birthfamily & for any answers I can find. ...
EMAIL gallantm@earthlink.net
Date posted 1-16-03 (revised 2-1-05)
Comment7-27-25 Boston, MA Boston Homopathic Hosp. Birthname, PATRICIA MARIA KELLY. Birthmother, CATHERINE B. KELLY DOB 8-29-05. **Searching for Birthfather** His name unknown to me, but records indicate my birthfather is listed incorrectly on my birth certificate. My mother was married when I was 3 years old & I believe my father may be from a previous relationship.
EMAIL pbutton@klng.com
Date posted 8-19-05
Comment7-27-25 MA Birthname, Lorraine. Adoptee lived in an orphange & was placed in many homes by the state. She was placed with the Harnois family until the state decided they were too old. Finally adopted when she was close to 18 yr by the Coombs family. Adoptee is deceased but her daughter Sharon is interested in finding her birthfamily for medical history. She only knows that she was told her mother was of Italian descent.
EMAIL gmasharon22@yahoo.com
Date posted 5-5-04
Comment9-25-26 Manchester, NH. Elliot Hosp. Adopted in MA. Birthname, CONSTANCE F. THOMPSON or THOMSON. (also known as CONSTANCE F. MCCORMICK.) Birthmother, CATHERINE V. MCCORMICK. She lived in AZ while pregnant.***SEARCHING FOR BIRTHFATHER & OR HIS FAMILY*** His last name, THOMSON or THOMPSON. He was a politcal figure from NH? Adoptee is deceased. Persons by the name of AJAX & CAMPBELL OR CAMBELL had something to do with facilitating adoption? I am her daughter Sharon who is in urgent need ...
EMAIL SHARON12@webtv.net
Date posted 8-25-99 (revised 5-4-01)
Comment3-15-27 Dorchester, MA St. Mary's Maternity Hosp. St Mary's Infant Asylum. Birthmother, MARY O'CONNELL born in Everett, MA. MY MOTHER IN LAW NOW MARGARET COLLERAN IS ILL SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TROUBLED BY THE FACT THAT SHE DOES NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER BIRTH PARENTS OR IF SHE EVER HAD ANY SIBLINGS.
EMAIL dmcolleran@comcast.net
Date posted 6-9-05
Comment4-5-27 Everett?, MA Date of birth only an estimate. Birthname, MARIE DUPREE. Birthmother, MARIE DUPREE. She was originally from Lawrence, MA & said to be French Catholic. I was abandoned in Everett, MA. I was left to board a Mrs. Kane & birthmother never returned. Not sure how much of the above info is correct.
EMAIL jbaldasaro@sbcglobal.net
Date posted 2-17-00 (10-24-05)
Comment5-19-27 Boston MA or Providence, RI Born at 12 Homestead Ave, Boston, MA? Midwife?, named Golini. Birthname, GLORIA HOPE SCANNELL. Birthmother, LILLIAN SMITH SCANNELL DOB 1903 ish?, from Natick, MA. Birthfather, JOHN SCANNELL DOB 1900?, born in Boston. He was a steamfitter. There were two children born before me. Is any relation out there?? Margie is searching.
EMAIL grandma@unforgettable.com
Date posted 8-9-98
Comment4-1-28 Dorchester, MA St. Mary's Infant Asylum. Home for Unwed Mother's. Birthname, CLARE CALLAHAN. Birthmother, CATHERINE CALLAHAN DOB 1912. Was taken home by her mother to Woburn, MA in 1929 went to Boston to live with Michael & Teresa Keegan. Never officially adopted. On birthcertificate Catherine Callahan also listed as grandmother's name.
EMAIL angel4u3760@yahoo.com
Date posted 7-22-04 (revised 8-4-07)
Comment4-16-28 N. Adams, MA Birthname, LYDIA MAE BARCOMB. Birthmother, CLARA COTE BARCOMB, DOB around 1900 in Clarksburg, MA. Birthfather, WILLIAM N. BARCOMB DOB around 1895, in Allenburg, NY.**SEARCHING FOR SIBLINGS**, WILLIAM, EDWARD, RUSSELL & DOROTHY MARY BARCOMB. All resided in N. Adams, MA in 1930. Sue is helping her mother Lydia search.
EMAIL SBIANC2480@AOL.COM
Date posted 6-16-99
Comment5-19-28 Dorchester, MA St. Marys Maternity Hosp. Birthname, Teresa or Theresa. Birthmother, JEAN LECLERC. Baptized at St. Peters in Dorchester.
EMAIL R5777@aol.com
Date posted 3-6-98
Comment6-18-28 Boston, MA F.F.Conway M.D. County of Suffolk. Catholic Charitie-Attorney Frederick J. Muldoon of 204 Washington, St. Boston Adoption dated 9-14-31. Baptised at St. Peters Church in Dorchester, MA. Adoptive parents Richard A. Dick and Ellen M. Hegarty. Adopted at age 2. I resided in a "Catholic Home" before the adoption. Frances is searching.
EMAIL laura373@aol.com
Date posted 10-19-99
Comment10-22-28 Natick, MA Catholic Church handled adoption? Birthname, ROSEMARY HELEN MURRY? I believe my adoptive parents (Richard & Irene Heard-both deceased) knew my birthfamily. Anyone with info contact Gloria who is helping her mother-in-law Rosemary search.
EMAIL AHALL13489@AOL.COM
Date posted 12-29-99
Comment7-10-29 Great Barrington, MA New England Home for Little Wanderers. Birthname, MARY ROBERTS. Birthmother, ALICE ROBERTS, born in Boston. Family may have red hair. Lisa is searching for any relations of Alice's. Her grandmother is the adoptee who passed on in 1990.
EMAIL lisasturn@hotmail.com
Date posted 5-6-07
Comment8-9-29 Dorchester, MA St. Mary's Infant Asylum. Birthname, MARY KENNEDY. Birthmother, KATHERINE KENNEDY. Adoptedin Bronx, NY in December of 1933. Mary is searching for any relations.
EMAIL Petrinab29@aol.com
Date posted 5-12-02 (revised 3-9-05)