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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within Quebec Who Chose To Be Featured
706. Whits : I was adopted at birth from Montreal general hospital‚ in Montreal. I think my birth name was Stephanie but was changed to Whitney.
707. Gigi4 : My mother’s was adopted on décember 31‚1943.in Montréal‚ Québec. My matches with dna are from the Lafond family name.to be exact Ernest lafond and rose-anna côté family.specially with their daugther Yvette lafond and husband jean-Guy dupuis.please help me find my mother’s biological name and parents.
708. M339731 : Looking for information on my grandfather.
My father was born in 1940 in Montreal to a Catholic unwed mother from Shediac New Brunswick (my grandmother‚ deceased). He was either in an orphanage or hospital for an unknown amount of time and had rheumatic fever. My grandmother was allowed to visit him once a week. At some point he went into the care of his grandparents back in Shediac New Brunswick for another unknown amount of time. He was eventually sent to Ancaster Ontario‚ back into the care of my grandmother who had gotten married.
My grandmother’s name was Florence Melanson and would have been in her mid to late 20’s when she got pregnant. Her parents were Eloie & Cecile (Arsenault) Melanson. In 1934 she and her sister Beatrice were working at Atlantic Underwear in Moncton. Don’t know if she moved to Montreal to work or to have my dad‚ so don’t know if she got pregnant in New Brunswick or Montreal. She apparently worked for a Doctor as a maid in Montreal‚ and later worked for a Mr. Mann in Ancaster (and possibly Montreal) who was high up in the America Can Co. My grandmother never revealed the name of my dad’s father to anyone still living that we know of‚ but we do know that it was a difficult and painful time in her life.
Since my dad wasn’t adopted at birth‚ I’m not even sure how to start searching. Did unwed mothers ever reveal the father’s name on any birth records in the 1940s? If anyone has any info on my grandfather‚ or even info on hospitals & orphanages in Montreal during the 40’s‚ I’d love to hear it.
709. DebbieMcCaig : My name is Debbie McCaig and my mother‚ Edna Elliott from Huntingdon Quebec‚ had a child that she gave up for adoption. He was born "Vernon Keith Elliott" in Montreal‚ Quebec on October 7‚ 1932. We are unsure of who the father may have been. Nine years later she married Percy McCaig and had a family of 6 children‚ Barbara‚ Donald‚ Patricia‚ Brenda‚ Debbie and Ricky. My siblings are still living with the exception of Donald who passed away in 2007. My mother‚ Edna Elliott McCaig‚ passed away in 1971
712. Mcholette : Looking for my biological father.
I believe he lived in Timiskaming Region‚ Ontario at the time of my birth.
I was born in Ottawa.
Adoption completed in Hull‚ Quebec.
713. Callmelatour : I am looking for 2 male half siblings‚ both fathered by Jacques Marcel DeMontigny dit Papineau and first child’s mother is Delia Carroll DeMontigny and the second child’s mother is Delia’s sister‚ Lidwin/Litwin Carroll. both children were given up for adoption right at birth but we do not have the exact DOB or name for neither one…they all lived in the Westmount district of Montreal then. Jacques and Delia married in 1971 but both kids were born before the marriage like between 1966 and 1970…that is all the information I have…I have done Ancestry‚ MyHeritage‚ Gedmatch and DNA Painter and nothing yet. Thank you
715. Callmelatour : I am looking for 2 male siblings that would have been born around 1967-1969…but we have no specific information since the 2 parents have passed and no papers left… Same father Jacques DeMontigny dit Papineau but mother no 1 was Delia Carroll and mother no 2 was Litwin or Lidwin Carroll‚ there are sisters. The sisters were from Pokemouche N.B. but lived in Westmount‚ Montreal Quebec most of their adult life. The 1/2 sibling from Litwin would have other sibling thru his mother and her husband‚ not Jacques. as for the one from Delia he would be her only child…we were 4 kids from Jacques’s first marriage but our mother has passed away.
718. Mikcob83cou : Adoption parents: John Miklosey & Frieda Zimmer
Baptised 6th day of March‚1963 at the Roman Catholic Church of Notre-Dame Parish‚ Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada
Godparents were Carmen J Colucci‚ and Anna Marie Licckepto Colucci‚ Magnolia‚ New Jersey‚ USA
Used the Social Catholic Services for the adoption
The adopted child was born with the name: Joseph Gils Ballinger‚ born Feb 28‚ 1963.
719. Member331701 : I was born 11/26/54 in Quebec‚ Canada. Birth mother was 21 and one of 15 children. Birth father was 28 and one of 9 children. I have a birth brother 1 year older. Placed in Creche de St. Vincent de Paul and baptized at St. Patrick’s Church
720. NealRichard : A couple of years ago the Province of Quebec ‚ which had hitherto kept all adoption records sealed opened them under certain conditions.
Long story short‚ I applied‚ and got some answers back within a few months‚ and it was a mix of good and bad news. My mother was long deceased (2008)‚ and i was given her identity‚ and a modicum of background information. My birth father was still living and located‚ and happily he consented to having contact. I have been communicating with him weekly since then‚ and we have met‚ despite living in different countries‚ and Covid.
He could provide very little background on my birth mother as their relationship was long distance (He was a US air Force man from Maine ‚ and she lived in Montreal‚ and they had had no contact since late 1964 before i came along.
Finding information on "Liz" who died in 2008 has been very difficult. What little we have been able to find indicates that after her relationship with my father ended (all involved believe that Liz’ mother may have had much to do with the break up) she never married‚ and seems to have a had a very limited social life. She was an only child‚ and the records we have found indicate that she lived with her mother until her mother’s death in 1993‚ and thereafter maintained residence in the same low income apartment. She has no internet footprint whatsoever.
It was much easier to find information on her parents‚ grandparents and their generation‚ but it has fallen to me to create her existence online.in the ancestry and FamilySearch and MyHeritage trees.
I have been able to obtain her birth certificate from a site called "Scotland’s people" and her attestation of death (indicating only her name‚ city and date of passing) from the Ministere de l’Etat Civile " in Quebec we know where she lived at various times (always same address as her mother from electoral lists.
All this is fine and dandy‚ but we have no record of any workplace names post 1963‚ nor where she went to school‚ no photographs from yearbooks‚ and no clues as to anyone who may have known. her. I have even been in touch with one of her cousins who never even knew she existed‚ though he does remember being told he had been babysat by his "Auntie Pearl" (Lis’ Mother) at one time.
I have put this out on Facebook while i was on it ‚ and no one who may have known her came forward. I have reached out to people who lived in her building‚ and got no response.
We even found her mother’s grave ( a simple marker with name and dates in the paupers’ section of a Montreal cemetery.) but have no indication whatsoever of where Liz’ remains may be located‚ or who handled her final arrangements. Etat Civile refused to provide the "Acte de deces" which would contain that information on the grounds that since I was legally adopted i have no legal claim to that document. Needless to say we have contacted every funeral home we could to find out who handled her remains‚ and to whom the remains were turned over. No one has any record of her. There was never an obituary published either. Also to complicate things further‚ apparently i have an older half brother out there.
As a "Hail Mary" i have have placed a "Memoriam" ad in the Montreal Gazette which is scheduled to be published May 7th 2022 (Mother’s day weekend) which belatedly announces her death‚ and asks anyone who knew her to please come forward so i can "meet " her second hand.
Dies anyone here on this board have a similar story‚ and some ideas they can share about how to obtain some of these missing pieces and things they have done to locate friends and acquaintances?
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
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Sarah
Buffalo, New York
I found my children after 30 years, not long after I joined! I'm glad to say it's been a happy ending to my search
Cheryl
San Diego, California
54 years it took us until we found each other. We did a DNA test to confirm! Perfect match. We spent two weeks together and have a blessed, wonderful relationship! We even look alike in so many ways. She is more than I was expecting! Thank you for your website, Adopted.com!
Rosezetta
Wadesboro, North Carolina
I was looking for the mother of my daughter in law, and found both her mother and also grandmother in only 3 days. They are planning a reunion soon. Thank you soooooo much!
Amy
Tracy, California
I found all 3 of my siblings and met them in a week. My life has changed forever! One lives in Tracy and the other two are in North Dakota.
Hollie
Northampton, Massachusetts
Took me about 2 hrs to find a match. I contacted him and he is my brother! Thank you so much!
KIM
MODESTO, California
Within 24 hours my siblings and I were on the phone with our long lost sister. Without Adopted.com it would have never happened. We are sincerely grateful as we are now all a part of each other's lives!
Kara
Springfield, Missouri
I filled out my profile and had a match to my birth parents that same day! We connected on Facebook and talked for
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Kathy
Jacksonville, Florida
I have found my daughter! I got on adopted.com on Friday about 8pm. I had 6 matches‚ I sent out 3 messages and my daughter Karen was the first one to reply. By 9pm we were emailing each other. She looks just like me. I can't believe this has happened. Thank you adopted.com for this successful reunion!
Tiffany
Aurora, Illinois
I am very excited to have found my half
brother‚ John‚ on Adopted.com. A great friend
assisted me in finding him since recently
finding out about him, and our mother having recently
passed. We have since met and so grateful to
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