Summary
Registrant Thomas Foley is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in New York in 1959 on December 16th. Adoptee was born Robert Michael Denton in Plattsburgh in Clinton County to 19 year old birthmother Sheila Richer (maiden name Denton). Catholic Charities handled the adoption. The baby's adoptive name became Thomas Carey Foley.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 40089
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Thomas Foley
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Robert Michael Denton
Adoptive Name: Thomas Carey Foley
Date of Birth: Dec 16, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Unknown
Birth Location: Plattsburgh city, Clinton county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sheila Richer (Denton)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Frank
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic Charities
Additional Info
Father's family may have owned a mining company in NY
Registered: June 8, 2016
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Thomas Foley
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Robert Michael Denton
Adoptive Name: Thomas Carey Foley
Date of Birth: Dec 16, 1959 (now 66 years old)
Gender: Unknown
Birth Location: Plattsburgh city, Clinton county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sheila Richer (Denton)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Frank
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic Charities
Additional Info
Father's family may have owned a mining company in NY
Registered: June 8, 2016
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