Helping My sister find her birth child
My sister traveled to Annapolis, Maryland in early 1965 to deliver a baby that she gave up for adoption. She stayed with our aunt in Maryland.
We believe the baby was born in January 1965. The adoption may have been handled by the Catholic church.
Can anyone guide me in this search?
Ralph
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Here is a link to some information in Maryland also a part of a statement regarding adoptions.
http://guide.msa.maryland.gov/pages/viewer.aspx?page=vital
All adoptions occurring after May 31, 1947 are sealed and can be opened only with a court order. Most adoptions prior to June 1, 1947 are open and available to anyone. Many of these files are available at the Archives.
You could put a notice in the Capital Gazette a local news paper unfortunately I don't have a link to that.
Good luck on your research.
JBPurdie
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She may be able to locate him through DNA testing, if they or other family members get tested.
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Thank you for the reply Jeffrey.
I have had a DNA test with Ancestry. Can my results be used?
Ralph Bultman
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Yes, if your relative or their descendants have also done a DNA test. As an uncle, you should share approximately 1740 cm of DNA (according to the DNA Painter Shared cm Project) with your niece/nephew. If you have a match to a stranger sharing about that much DNA with you, then they could be your missing relative. You can also move your results to some of the other DNA sites, such as MyHeritage, for free. Ancestry's DNA database is much larger than the others, but you don't know where the relative may have been tested.
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I would be glad to help you sort through your DNA matches.
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