Summary
Registrant Melanie Shaw is a birth mother looking for her daughter. The adoptee was born in Illinois in 1982 on April 11th. She was born Chasity Lynn McCann Or Lhotka in Berwyn in Cook County to 17 year old birthmother Julie Ann Lewandowski (maiden name Lhotka ). Abbott handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Illinois Adoption Record: # 87364
Birth Mother looking for Adoptee
Melanie Shaw
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Chasity Lynn McCann Or Lhotka
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1982 (now 43 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Berwyn city, Cook county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Julie Ann Lewandowski (Lhotka )
Born: Dec 15, 1964 (now 61 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jeffery James McCann
Born: Jan 16, 1963 (now 62 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: MacNeal
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Abbott
Additional Info
Adopted parents were scientist and professor. Birth mother is Italian and Irish, father is Irish and Spanish. Baby had brown hair, brown eyes, olive skin 8lb 2 oz and 21 in long.
Registered: September 6, 2018
Updated: September 10, 2018
Birth Mother looking for Adoptee
Melanie Shaw
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Chasity Lynn McCann Or Lhotka
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Apr 11, 1982 (now 43 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Berwyn city, Cook county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Julie Ann Lewandowski (Lhotka )
Born: Dec 15, 1964 (now 61 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jeffery James McCann
Born: Jan 16, 1963 (now 62 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 18
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: MacNeal
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Abbott
Additional Info
Adopted parents were scientist and professor. Birth mother is Italian and Irish, father is Irish and Spanish. Baby had brown hair, brown eyes, olive skin 8lb 2 oz and 21 in long.
Registered: September 6, 2018
Updated: September 10, 2018
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