Pennsylvania Adoption Record #28854

Pennsylvania Adoption Record: # 28854

Adoptee looking for Birth Sibling
Fayth Newell

Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: STEPHANIE?
Date of Birth: Oct 1969 (now 56 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Philadelphia City county, Pennsylvania USA

Birthmother's Info
Name: MARGARET
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown

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

Born at Hospital: EPISCOPAL?
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES

Additional Info
My name is Fayth. I am an adult adoptee born 6/21/68. My birth mother's name is Margaret Helen Gaynor McCandless Donnelly. Additionally, at times,, she used the last name Brown. There may be other names used as well. I found our birth mother 10 years ago and reconnected with her last year.

I am looking for 2 brothers (one which is my twin) and a sister. She tells me that my younger sister was adopted through Catholic Social Services. She claims that my sister searching's name is Stephanie. Not sure that this is true.Please understand that the stories she tells could be unreliable at times and therefore I am reaching out in hopes that people can pass on my information so that we may connect. I have verified through CSS that the adoption record lists Margaret & Thomas McCandless as the parents.

I began searching almost 20 years ago motivated by the need for medical information for my chronically-ill child. I found and met my three older half siblings in 2004 with the help of some wonderful search angels. Since then, I also met my birth mother and various aunts, uncles and cousins and established relationships ranging from nonexistent to wonderful. Since then, I've learned that there are still two-three more younger half siblings (first is a male prob. born between 1970-1972, the second is a sister that may have been born December 1969-71) and a twin brother born 6/21/68 to Margaret.

I would love to have contact with any of the above family members.


Registered: August 16, 2014
Updated: January 21, 2018