Summary
Registrant Joseph Gorman is an adoptee looking for birth father. The adoptee was born in California in 1954 on January 26th. He was born in Long Beach in Los Angeles County to 24 year old birthmother Mary Elizabeth Porter (maiden name Knapp). His adoptive name became Joseph John Gorman.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 85343
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Joseph Gorman
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Joseph John Gorman
Date of Birth: Jan 26, 1954 (now 71 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Long Beach city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Elizabeth Porter (Knapp)
Born: Feb 1930 (now 95 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: A
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
I have found my bio-mom, using ancestry DNA and building trees, and the help of a search angel, definitely heaven sent. Unfortunately she has passed, I am slowly, very slowly making progress on my paternal line, J & M
Registered: June 21, 2018
Updated: April 18, 2019
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Joseph Gorman
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Joseph John Gorman
Date of Birth: Jan 26, 1954 (now 71 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Long Beach city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Mary Elizabeth Porter (Knapp)
Born: Feb 1930 (now 95 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: A
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
I have found my bio-mom, using ancestry DNA and building trees, and the help of a search angel, definitely heaven sent. Unfortunately she has passed, I am slowly, very slowly making progress on my paternal line, J & M
Registered: June 21, 2018
Updated: April 18, 2019
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