"I do not believe the NYS Adoption Information Registry is available to anyone but the adoptee and birth family. Jenny, is your grandfather still alive and able to participate in the search?"
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Priscilla replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion New York adoptions in the group Adoption Genealogy"Jenny ~ Unfortunately, all adoption records are sealed in NY, even up to 100 years ago. There are other things we can do, like look for your grandfather's birth name in the NYC Birth Index and get "non-identifying information"…"
Billy's Mom replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion New York adoptions in the group Adoption Genealogy"New York State has a registry that will help with some information. Do you know the adoption agency? or how the adoption was arranged? "
Just M replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion New York adoptions in the group Adoption Genealogy"Do you havew a name in case someone out there has any information?"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Lanctot - Quebec - First Nations People? in the group Québec (Quebec) Genealogy / Québec Généalogie"TERRIOT ACADIAN FAMILY: Lanctot Account www.terriau.org/lanctot.htm Translated by J.R. Theriault from 'Familles Acadiennes', Tome II, Léopold Lanctôt, o.m.i, ... to France its colonies of Quebec and of Port Royal, which had…"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Lanctot - Quebec - First Nations People? in the group Québec (Quebec) Genealogy / Québec Généalogie"Invasion of Canada (1775) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Canada_(1775) The two forces joined there, but were defeated at the Battle of Quebec in December 1775. .... he extracted from Indian tribal leaders…"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Lanctot - Quebec - First Nations People? in the group Québec (Quebec) Genealogy / Québec Généalogie"more than likely your French Ancestors married some of the natives, which would explain why theres Native Blood..I have it with my hubbys Bedard family, one or more of the boys married Native women.. and in Church no less which came as a…"
Jenny Lanctot added a discussion to the group Québec (Quebec) Genealogy / Québec Généalogie
Lanctot - Quebec - First Nations People?
I have traced my Lanctot ancestors back to Quebec in the 1860s. I was discussing my research with my sister a few weeks back and she said that a Canadian gentleman that works with her mentioned something about "Lanctot" being a "big name in one of the [???] tribe in Canada." Of course she didn't write it down! Can't count on non-genealogists for anything LOL. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had ever run across a specific tribal people with the surname Lanctot. I haven't found any mention…See More
Jenny Lanctot added a discussion to the group Adoption Genealogy
New York adoptions
My grandfather was born in 1924 and adopted in Manhattan, New York in 1928 to my great grandparents, a couple from New Jersey. Has anyone had any experience with trying to unseal adoption records from that far back?All the parties are deceased (my grandfather passed away in 1990 without ever knowing who his biological parents were), and I can't seem to get any useful information on how to go about unsealing those records. I have death certificates for my grandfather and both of his adoptive…See More
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Patrick Edward Slowey in the group South Dakota Genealogy"If he came in 1840, it's possible that he missed that census..."
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Patrick Edward Slowey in the group South Dakota Genealogy"looks like he moved around some:
http://files.usgwarchives.org/wi/marquette/land/marq-p-s.txt... ... and ranges in WI are measured from ... 4th Principal Meridian. WI Land Offices 01 ... 1855/11/10 SLOWEY PATRICK 20 14 ... 1855/11/10 SLOWEY PATRICK…"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Patrick Edward Slowey in the group South Dakota Genealogy"http://www.mocavo.com/visit?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.usgwarchives.org%2Fwi%2Flafayette%2Fland%2Flafa-p-s.txt
http://files.usgwarchives.org/wi/lafayette/land/lafa-p-s.txt... ... and ranges in WI are measured from ... 4th Principal Meridian. WI Land…"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Slowey family - Mayfield, Yankton, SD in the group South Dakota Genealogy"So glad to hear that you got it..I always say it never hurts to ask!! Often we are pleasantly suprised..so one down a heap to go..hope you hear more soon..
Liz"
Jenny Lanctot replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Patrick Edward Slowey in the group South Dakota Genealogy"Yep, that one's mine."
Jenny Lanctot replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Slowey family - Mayfield, Yankton, SD in the group South Dakota Genealogy"Thanks again, Elizabeth! I actually had written the letter about a month ago to the Diocese in St. George parish in Yankton, asking if they might be able to tell me what happened to the records and how I could get copies of them. (Yes,…"
Eliz replied to Jenny Lanctot's discussion Patrick Edward Slowey in the group South Dakota Genealogy"http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/biography/sd-index.txt
This file is a name index to some early historiesof South Dakota. The bibliography, containing the book numbers is contained in a separate…"
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- A Little About Me
- I am a full-time paralegal and as of May 7, 2011, I have finished my Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies. I try to squeeze in some family research in my "spare" time! Hopefully I'll be able to do much more work on my tree now that school is done.
- Names I Research & their locations .... (please be specific here)
- Slowey - Wisconsin, South Dakota
Lanctot - Canada, South Dakota, Wyoming
Huber - Bavaria, Baden, Wisconsin, South Dakota
- I got started researching my family history ......
- My grandfather started researching first and got me interested in it. When he died in 1990, I inherited all of his research and have continued ever since.
- I have been doing genealogy since ....
- on and off for 20 years
- We all have them - my biggest brick wall is .......
- My grandfather's adoption in 1928 in New York. Can't seem to get past the Surrogate's Court rules about unsealing records.
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- At 12:02am on October 26, 2010, Just M said…
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