Summary
Registrant Dianne Riordan is an adoptee looking for birth father. The adoptee was born in New York in 1942 on September 20th. She was born Susanne Sanders in Lackawanna in Erie County to 28 year old birthmother Elizabeth Bynum Sanders (maiden name Sanders). Our Lady of Victory handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Dianne Helen Flore.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 103379
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Dianne Riordan
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Susanne Sanders
Adoptive Name: Dianne Helen Flore
Date of Birth: Sep 20, 1942 at unknown (now 83 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Lackawanna city, Erie county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Elizabeth Bynum Sanders (Sanders)
Born: Nov 11
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 28
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: Kenneth Whitney
Born: 1915
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 26
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Our Lady Of Victory
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Our Lady of Victory
Additional Info
Kenneth Whitney was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. He and my birth mother were engaged. Elizabeth (Betsy) became pregnant - found out Kenneth had been married before and didn't tell her, so she refused to marry him. Instead she went to Our Lady of Victory Children's home in Lackawanna, NY. Guessing at Kenneth's birth date.
Registered: February 10, 2021
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Dianne Riordan
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Susanne Sanders
Adoptive Name: Dianne Helen Flore
Date of Birth: Sep 20, 1942 at unknown (now 83 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Lackawanna city, Erie county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Elizabeth Bynum Sanders (Sanders)
Born: Nov 11
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 28
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: Kenneth Whitney
Born: 1915
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 26
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Our Lady Of Victory
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Our Lady of Victory
Additional Info
Kenneth Whitney was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. He and my birth mother were engaged. Elizabeth (Betsy) became pregnant - found out Kenneth had been married before and didn't tell her, so she refused to marry him. Instead she went to Our Lady of Victory Children's home in Lackawanna, NY. Guessing at Kenneth's birth date.
Registered: February 10, 2021
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