Summary
Registrant Jennifer Phillips is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1966 on March 26th. She was born Elizabeth Mary Jane Rapanut in Los Angeles County to a 17 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Hazard. Children's Home Society handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Jennifer Maria McGowan.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 22253
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Jennifer Phillips
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Elizabeth Mary Jane Rapanut
Adoptive Name: Jennifer Maria McGowan
Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1966 (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Hazard)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Rapanut
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Additional Info
I was told I was named after my birth mother in the hospital (my name was changed after adoption).
My mother was in her teens I believe. The adoption took place in Santa Barbara.
I was born with birth marks down my back and on my face (hemangiomas -strawberry marks).
Registered: April 16, 2013
Updated: April 17, 2013
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Jennifer Phillips
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Elizabeth Mary Jane Rapanut
Adoptive Name: Jennifer Maria McGowan
Date of Birth: Mar 26, 1966 (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Hazard)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Rapanut
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Additional Info
I was told I was named after my birth mother in the hospital (my name was changed after adoption).
My mother was in her teens I believe. The adoption took place in Santa Barbara.
I was born with birth marks down my back and on my face (hemangiomas -strawberry marks).
Registered: April 16, 2013
Updated: April 17, 2013
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