Summary

Registrant Dawn Dewey is a birth mother looking for her son. The adoptee was born in New York in 1968 on June 14th. He was born Chad Austin Shacter in Buffalo in Erie County to 19 year old birthmother Dawn Dianne Dewey (maiden name Shacter). Chemung County handled the adoption.

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New York Adoption Record: # 113929

Birth Mother looking for Adoptee
Dawn Dewey

Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Chad Austin Shacter
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jun 14, 1968 at 6:30 pm (now 57 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Buffalo city, Erie county, New York USA

Birthmother's Info
Name: Dawn Dianne Dewey (Shacter)
Born: Feb 27, 1949 (now 76 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Jewish

Birthfather's Info
Name: Tex Robert Palmer
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown

Born at Hospital: Buffalo General Medical Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Chemung County

Additional Info
Possibly adopted thru Catholic Charities in Elmira NY, Chemung County


Registered: September 27, 2025

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