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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. The new information from New York State has been added


I was born on September 17th, 1956 in Buffalo, Erie Co., New York, at the Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital. I am searching for my birth mother , Mary Courtney and I don't know if this was her married name or her maiden name. I do not know my birth fathers name, and I do not if my birthmother and him were married at the time. 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 mother, (Mary Courtney) lived at 77 East Tupper Street in Buffalo, NY. This has been verified through the POLK registry for 1956 & 1957. Mary Courtney lived or rented this address from 1956 to 1957. The Polk index only lists Mary Courtney, no male listing. This is the same situation, as the hospital bill made out to Mrs. Mary Courtney... no husband listed.
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. In addition, my adoptive mothers children from her first marriage (Charles, Edward and Robert Heberlein ) lived there during this time.
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, I believe, 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). My adoptive father kept a scrapbook (which I don’t have), in it were newspaper articles, which I was told were about my three (3) birth relatives that served in the Vietnam War. I did see these articles but didn’t retain any of the information, nor have I been able to get it since my a-father’s death.



Listed in the bulleted list below is additional information that I feel may help me make my search successful, bare with me on this.

 Birth Name: BabyBoy Courtney
 Birth Mother: Mary Courtney
 Birth Mothers Age at Birth: 24
 Birth Mothers Year of Birth: 1931 or 1932
 Birth Mothers Nationality: USA
 Birth Mothers Race: Caucasian
 Birth Mothers Religion: Protestant
 Birth Mothers Other Children Prior to 1956: One - name & sex unknown
 Birth Mother Address: 77 East Tupper Street, Buffalo, NY (Rented House at this Address – 1956 - 1957)
 Birth Father: ?????? - No information listed at all in the non-identifying information from New York State
 Adopted Name: Arthur Daniel Welsch
 Adoptive Mother: Nellie Alfreda Welsch (Rainey)
 Adoptive Father: Arthur William Welsch
 Adoptee Date of Birth: 09/17/1956
 Adoptee Time of Birth: 2:02 p.m.
 Adoptee Weight at Birth: 6 lbs 13 oz
 Adoptee Place of Birth: Buffalo, Erie County, New York
 Hospital: Millard Fillmore
 Hospital Address: Lafayette and Linwood Avenues, Buffalo, New York
 Birth Mother & Adopted Mothers Doctor - Pauline Hellriegle & husband (One was OB-GYN, other was Pediatrician) Located on Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY acrossed from the hospital.
 Adoption Type - Private Placement
 Local Birth Certificate #: 14793
 State Birth Certificate #: 56-123678
 Adoptive 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
 Welsch Web Site – www.welschswonderland.homestead.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. Even if the information is to let me know that you have no knowledge. Thank you for your time and help.

Sincerely Yours,
Daniel A. (Courtney) Welsch

[jleary]

Daniel How did you get all of the information on your Adoption from the state of New York? I to was adopted in the State of New York

STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Coming Tower The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12237

Antonia C. Novello, M.D., M.P.H., Dr. P.H. Dennis P. Whalen
Commissioner Executive Deputy Commissioner


CONFIDENTIAL June 08, 2000

NANCY A. LEARY
Registry #xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Ms. Leary,

Enclosed is the available non-identifying information about your biological parents and your adoption.

The New York state Department of Health Adoption and Medical Information Registry obtained this information from your original birth certification, the record of the court, and the agency (if any) that handled your adoption.

In some cases, the available non-identifying information is rather limited; there are many situations where the biological mother declined to identify the biological father. Therefore, the records will have little or no information.
I hope that you find the information that we were able to obtain for you to be helpful, Our records indicate that you are registered for both non-identifying and identifying information. Therefor, the Adoption Registry will keep your case open. Should the Adoption Registry receive all the necessary registrations from the individuals involved in your adoption, you will be notified immediately by Certified U.S Mail, The Adoption Registry hops that a corresponding match will occur for your case very soon.
To increase your change of a reunion, you may wish to consider a private registry. For your information, the International Soundex Reunion Registry provides a registry for adoptees, both birth parents and sibling. They are located at Post Office Box 2312, Carson City, Nevada, and 89702, Telephone (775) 882-7755. This is not an endorsement and you should not join any registry until you have carefully reviewed its literature and are convinced it has accurately represented its services and fees and will meet your needs. Should you become reunited through another registry, please let the New York State Department of Health Adoption and Medical Information Registry know so that it may complete your registration.
Thanks you for your Participating in the New York State Department of Adoption Medical information Registry.
Sincerely
Peter M. Carucci
Director
Vital Records
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
ADOPTION AND MEDICAL INFORMATION REGISTRY
NON-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION REPORT

Registrants Name: Nancy Ann (Reiner) Leary
Registry # xxxxxxxxxxxx
Non-Identifying Information: Concerning the birth parents at the time of the adoptee’s birth.


Item Mother Father
Age 31 Not reported

Heritage
Nationality USA Not reported
Ethnic Background Not reported Not reported
Race Caucasian Not reported

Physical Appearance
Height Not reported Not reported
Weight Not reported Not reported
Hair Color Not reported Not reported
Eye Color Not reported Not reported
Skin Color Not reported Not reported
Other Characteristics Not reported Not reported
Religion Protestant Not reported
Education Not reported Not reported
Occupation Not reported Not reported
Talents, Hobbies Not reported Not reported
and Interests Not reported Not reported



Health History of Birth Mother: The Pregnancy was normal and lasted full term. You weight 7 lb. 12oz at birth. No congenital malformations were noted.

Two Children were born to your mother prior to you.
Your sibling are not registered with the Adoption Registry.

Health History of Birth Father: No information was available.

Facts and Circumstances Relating to the Nature and Cause of the Adoption:

YOUR FATHER abandoned your Mother. The adoption was handled
Through a private placement.


This report was completed by.,,,
Peter M.Carucci 06/08/2000


jleary@iland.net

[marissa]

Hi there, what year where you born in? Do you know what years your siblings where born in also? You can contact me at aspivey@bellsouth.net or by a private message on this board, than you Marissa