Summary
Registrant Amy Nickerson is a biological sister looking for her brother. The adoptee was born in New York in 1959 on April 6th. He was born John Walter Giles in Utica in Oneida County to birthmother Linda Lou Giles (maiden name Giles). Home for Unwed Mothers handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 32317
Biological Sister looking for Adoptee
Amy Nickerson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: John Walter Giles
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 6, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Utica city, Oneida county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Linda Lou Giles (Giles)
Born: Aug 19, 1938 (now 87 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Joe
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St. Elizabeths Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Home for Unwed Mothers
Additional Info
Was born in a home for unwed mothers. The Hospital is no longer there. We filed with the NYS DOH. We called Utica Hospitals and there was no name of Linda Giles being treated. She may have been admitted under an alis
Registered: April 17, 2015
Biological Sister looking for Adoptee
Amy Nickerson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: John Walter Giles
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 6, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Utica city, Oneida county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Linda Lou Giles (Giles)
Born: Aug 19, 1938 (now 87 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Joe
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St. Elizabeths Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Home for Unwed Mothers
Additional Info
Was born in a home for unwed mothers. The Hospital is no longer there. We filed with the NYS DOH. We called Utica Hospitals and there was no name of Linda Giles being treated. She may have been admitted under an alis
Registered: April 17, 2015
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