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Originally Posted By Daniel Arthur (Courtney) Welsch

Dear Courtney Family,

My name is Daniel Arthur Welsch and I am an adoptee who has been searching for my birth parents and birthfamily without much success. I have enclosed in this letter, all the vital information that I have in the hopes that someone may be able to help.


I was born on September 17th, 1956 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, at the Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital. My birth mothers name was Mary Courtney and this was her married name. I don’t know my birth fathers name, although I know they were married. The time of birth was 2:02 p.m. and was a single birth according to the birth certificate I’m allowed to see. My adoptive parents told me, that at the time I was born, my birth parents (Mary Courtney & Husband) lived on Tupper Street in Buffalo, NY.
Arthur William Welsch and Nellie Alfreda Welsch (Rainey) adopted me, and during this time lived at 494 Carlton Ave., Buffalo, NY. Arthur Welsch was a Fireman for the City of Buffalo.
I have the original hospital bill for my birth. The bill is made out to like this:
Mrs. Mary Courtney
3rd.
My adoptive father Arthur W. Welsch paid this bill on September 23rd, 1956. (In case you wanted to know, to have a baby boy in 1956 cost a total of $167.85). I am currently awaiting whatever documentation the state will send, but it may not prove helpful.
Listed in the bulleted list below is additional information that I feel may help me make my search successful, bear with me on this.

 Birth Name: BabyBoy Courtney
 Birth Mother: Mrs. Mary Courtney
 Birth Father: ??????
 Adopted Name: Arthur Daniel Welsch
 Adoptive Mother: Nellie Alfreda Welsch (Rainey)
 Adoptive Father: Arthur William Welsch
 Date of Birth: 09/17/1956
 Time of Birth: 2:02 p.m.
 Place of Birth: Buffalo, Erie County, New York
 Hospital: Millard Fillmore
 Hospital Address: Lafayette and Linwood Avenues, Buffalo, New York
 Local Birth Certificate #: 14793
 State Birth Certificate #: 56-123678
 Birth Certificate Issued: 09/05/1957
 Adoption Petitioned: 07/03/1957
 Surrogate Court Investigator: Robert W. Grimm
 Attorney: Norman F. Marx
 Attorney Address (1957): 700 Erie County Bank Bldg.
Buffalo 2, New York
 Final Order of Adoption Date: 08/09/1957
 Surrogate of Erie County: Charles T. Yeager
 Final Order Certification: 08/20/1957
 Certification #: G 1718


Here is my personal information for contact purposes:

 E-mail – daniel.welsch@eudoramail.com / danielwelsch@hotmail.com
 Address – 35 South Main Street
Franklinville, New York 14737-1219
 Telephone – (716) 676-2417 / 1-877-237-6189

Well, that’s my story in a nutshell. If you have any information at all please get in touch with me, this is very important to me. Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerely Yours,
Daniel A. (Courtney) Welsch