Summary
Registrant Joy Dover is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in Indiana in 1953 on October 5th. She was born Joy Ann Dover in Indianapolis in Marion County to 18 year old birthmother Mary Magdalene Dover (maiden name Hefley). Her adoptive name became Joy Ann Frye.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Indiana Adoption Record: # 26575
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Joy Dover
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Joy Ann Dover
Adoptive Name: Joy Ann Frye
Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1953 (now 72 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Indianapolis city, Marion county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Magdalene Dover (Hefley)
Born: Sep 19, 1935 (now 90 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: George Richard Dover
Born: Feb 8, 1934 (now 92 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: General
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
adopted by James Gilbert and Marie Frye in 1955
Registered: March 16, 2014
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Joy Dover
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Joy Ann Dover
Adoptive Name: Joy Ann Frye
Date of Birth: Oct 5, 1953 (now 72 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Indianapolis city, Marion county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Magdalene Dover (Hefley)
Born: Sep 19, 1935 (now 90 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: George Richard Dover
Born: Feb 8, 1934 (now 92 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: General
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
adopted by James Gilbert and Marie Frye in 1955
Registered: March 16, 2014
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