Summary
Registrant Katie Garofalo is looking for her biological birth sibling. The adoptee was born in New York in 1964. Adoptee was born Edwin Weeks in Syracuse in Onondaga County to 19 year old birthmother Yvonne Annette Grutka (maiden name Weeks). Catholic charities handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 90890
Biological Sister looking for Birth Sibling
Katie Garofalo
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Edwin Weeks
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: 1964 (now 62 years old)
Gender: Unknown
Birth Location: Syracuse city, Onondaga county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Yvonne Annette Grutka (Weeks)
Born: Jun 4, 1945 (now 80 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Christian
Birthfather's Info
Name: John (Jack) Joseph Garofalo
Born: Sep 21, 1946 (now 79 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Catholic
Born at Hospital: Crouse Irving Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic charities
Additional Info
I’m the birth sister looking for my adopted brother. I’m not sure the exact month of the birth but I believe it was March to August. Also I may be off by a year +/- I’m also registered with New York Adoption Registry but they have no file. I’ve also not done any DNA testing.
Registered: February 12, 2019
Biological Sister looking for Birth Sibling
Katie Garofalo
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Edwin Weeks
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: 1964 (now 62 years old)
Gender: Unknown
Birth Location: Syracuse city, Onondaga county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Yvonne Annette Grutka (Weeks)
Born: Jun 4, 1945 (now 80 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Christian
Birthfather's Info
Name: John (Jack) Joseph Garofalo
Born: Sep 21, 1946 (now 79 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Catholic
Born at Hospital: Crouse Irving Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic charities
Additional Info
I’m the birth sister looking for my adopted brother. I’m not sure the exact month of the birth but I believe it was March to August. Also I may be off by a year +/- I’m also registered with New York Adoption Registry but they have no file. I’ve also not done any DNA testing.
Registered: February 12, 2019
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