Summary
Registrant Carol Watkins is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in New York in 1958 on August 14th. She was born Alice Louise Palen in Albany in Albany County to 24 year old birthmother Andrea Frances Palen (maiden name Hotaling). Private handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Carol Jean Scalise.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 102147
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Carol Watkins
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Alice Louise Palen
Adoptive Name: Carol Jean Scalise
Date of Birth: Aug 14, 1958 at 3:09am (now 67 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Albany city, Albany county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Andrea Frances Palen (Hotaling)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Donald William Palen
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 31
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Albany Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Private
Registered: October 30, 2020
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Carol Watkins
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Alice Louise Palen
Adoptive Name: Carol Jean Scalise
Date of Birth: Aug 14, 1958 at 3:09am (now 67 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Albany city, Albany county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Andrea Frances Palen (Hotaling)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Donald William Palen
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 31
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Albany Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Private
Registered: October 30, 2020
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