Summary
Registrant Shannon Dow is a birth sibling looking for adoptee. The adoptee was born in California in 1967 on July 3rd. She was born in Lafayette in Contra Costa County to a 19 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Baker. A Private Catholic one handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 24393
Birth Sibling looking for Adoptee
Shannon Dow
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jul 3, 1967 (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Lafayette city, Contra Costa county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joan (Baker)
Born: Dec 2, 1947 (now 78 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Antioch ??
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: A Private Catholic one
Additional Info
Supposedly the adoptive parents: Father was a lawyer, and mother was a school teacher. The exact birth date is unknown. My mom came home from the hospital on July 7th...so she assumes the birth took place somewhere between July 1-5, 1967. The agency name is unknown, but she does know it was a catholic agency. The last name they gave my mom at the hospital was Baker, but her real last name at the time was Bakken
Registered: October 22, 2013
Birth Sibling looking for Adoptee
Shannon Dow
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jul 3, 1967 (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Lafayette city, Contra Costa county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joan (Baker)
Born: Dec 2, 1947 (now 78 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Antioch ??
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: A Private Catholic one
Additional Info
Supposedly the adoptive parents: Father was a lawyer, and mother was a school teacher. The exact birth date is unknown. My mom came home from the hospital on July 7th...so she assumes the birth took place somewhere between July 1-5, 1967. The agency name is unknown, but she does know it was a catholic agency. The last name they gave my mom at the hospital was Baker, but her real last name at the time was Bakken
Registered: October 22, 2013
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