Summary
Registrant Stephen Ryder is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in New York in 1957 on September 18th. He was born Elwood Francis Bennett in Buffalo in Erie County to birthmother Bettye Jane Ryder (maiden name Copeland). His adoptive name became Stephen Kenneth Ryder.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 15826
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Stephen Ryder
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Elwood Francis Bennett
Adoptive Name: Stephen Kenneth Ryder
Date of Birth: Sep 18, 1957 (now 68 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Buffalo city, Erie county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Bettye Jane Ryder (Copeland)
Born: Sep 9, 1929
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Stephen Edward Ryder
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: February 2, 2011
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Stephen Ryder
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Elwood Francis Bennett
Adoptive Name: Stephen Kenneth Ryder
Date of Birth: Sep 18, 1957 (now 68 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Buffalo city, Erie county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Bettye Jane Ryder (Copeland)
Born: Sep 9, 1929
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Stephen Edward Ryder
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: February 2, 2011
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