New York Adoption Record #32476

New York Adoption Record: # 32476

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Elizabeth Hale-Shames

Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Donna Marie Houlihan
Adoptive Name: Elizabeth Marian Hale
Date of Birth: Oct 4, 1959 (now 64 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, New York City county, New York USA

Birthmother's Info
Name: Cecile Theresa (Houlihan)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown

Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 30
Religion: Unknown

Born at Hospital: St Vincents Hospital Nyc
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: NY Foundling

Additional Info
my mother used her middle name Theresa and went by Terri. Her siblings (now deceased) were Thomas and Marguerite. Her parents were Thomas J Houlihans and Margret (nee) Griffin from Irelenad. In the early 1950s my bio grandmother suffered a traumatic brain injury and was institutionalize do on Randall's Island NY Hopital. My mothers strict father would not allow her to keep me. NY registry info says birth father incarcerated at time of birth but bio aunt said not true. Terri ran away at some point after I was born and had little to no contact w family. She was found by a PI for her fathers will. The last known info I have on her is from my first cousin Debbie Houlihan Douglas who said Terri was supposed to come from Florida to NY for Debbie's 1974 wedding but bailed at last second. At that time Debbie thought she had not married or had more kids. My bio aunt was married to Edward Q Dawson and his son Mark E Dawson was supposed to have kept in touch with Terri but I haven't been able to reach him. I believe he's in NY or Queens, Brooklyn area and would be in his mid 50s?


Registered: April 24, 2015