Summary
Registrant Leslie Hernandez is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1969 on August 10th. She was born Paula Ann James in Daly City in San Mateo County to a 16 year old birthmother. County of Alameda Welfare Agency handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Leslie Diane Jarvela.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 28205
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Leslie Hernandez
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Paula Ann James
Adoptive Name: Leslie Diane Jarvela
Date of Birth: Aug 10, 1969 at 5:56AM (now 56 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Daly City city, San Mateo county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Mary's Help Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: County of Alameda Welfare Agency
Additional Info
BM in a home for unwed mothers from April 1969; born in San Mateo county but adopted through Alameda County, her primary residence; she immigrated from Dublin, Ireland at age 4 and lived in Whittier, CA prior to moving to the Bay Area in January 1969. She was the 5th of 6 siblings. I had 2 cousins at the time of my birth.
Registered: July 3, 2014
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Leslie Hernandez
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Paula Ann James
Adoptive Name: Leslie Diane Jarvela
Date of Birth: Aug 10, 1969 at 5:56AM (now 56 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Daly City city, San Mateo county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Mary's Help Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: County of Alameda Welfare Agency
Additional Info
BM in a home for unwed mothers from April 1969; born in San Mateo county but adopted through Alameda County, her primary residence; she immigrated from Dublin, Ireland at age 4 and lived in Whittier, CA prior to moving to the Bay Area in January 1969. She was the 5th of 6 siblings. I had 2 cousins at the time of my birth.
Registered: July 3, 2014
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