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Need help finding my biological grandmother

by Dana Colantuono

May 18, 2011

Hi all,my name is Dana Colantuono and i'm a 19yrs old. I've been trying to find my biological parents since i was maybe about 16 yrs old. I've tried getting information from the state, so i have my non-identifying information,i've tried search engines i've tried everything!!!. I was adopted in '91 from Rockland County NY. Since I have my non-identifying information with me,the most narrow bit of information i have is from my biological grandmother. She was of Italian descent,in 1991 was 50yrs old, was 5'0'' about 120lbs and was small built. She had brown eyes and grey hair(originally brown) with an olive complexion. She had a Masters in English and a Phd pending in English also so i'm under the assumption that she was an english teacher. She is Catholic and she was a high school teacher in Paterson NJ and wore glasses. I don't know if she was married or not because the papers correlate to my biological mother's information. But if she was married , he is a man of Dutch descent, was 53 ...See More

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pb3 You can try this database of NJ teachers for various counties, with the name (or other parameters) as an input.

On 5/18/11, Dana Colantuono wrote: > Hi all,my name is Dana Colantuono and i'm a 19yrs old. I've > been trying to find my biological parents since i was maybe > about 16 yrs old. I've tried getting information from the &...See MoreYou can try this database of NJ teachers for various counties, with the name (or other parameters) as an input.

On 5/18/11, Dana Colantuono wrote: > Hi all,my name is Dana Colantuono and i'm a 19yrs old. I've > been trying to find my biological parents since i was maybe > about 16 yrs old. I've tried getting information from the > state, so i have my non-identifying information,i've tried > search engines i've tried everything!!!. I was adopted in > '91 from Rockland County NY. Since I have my > non-identifying information with me,the most narrow bit of > information i have is from my biological grandmother. She > was of Italian descent,in 1991 was 50yrs old, was 5'0'' > about 120lbs and was small built. She had brown eyes and > grey hair(originally brown) with an olive complexion. She > had a Masters in English and a Phd pending in English also > so i'm under the assumption that she was an english > teacher. She is Catholic and she was a high school teacher > in Paterson NJ and wore glasses. I don't know if she was > married or not because the papers correlate to my > biological mother's information. But if she was married , > he is a man of Dutch descent, was 53 in 1991, 6'2'' weighed > 200lbs and was large built. He had blue eyes,brown hair and > had a fair complexion. and he was a janitor in Hawthorne NJ > but it doesn't specify where. My biological mother's name > is Patricia Gordan( She was married to an African American > and i don't have my biological dad's name), and she has 3 > brothers, but the information given to me doesn't specify > if these brothers were from the same mother.All this > information is based on my papers from 1991. > > I've called schools in Paterson NJ and most were very > unsuccessful, since i dont have a name. I've asked them to > maybe check 1991 yr books to see if someone fit the > description and most were very hesitate to help me. If > anyone knows anything, maybe knows her or willing to help > me, i will be forever grateful. I'm fighting this as much > as possible and i'm 100% determined to find my biological > family

May 19, 2011

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pb3 You can try this database of NJ teachers for various counties,with the name (or other parameters) as an input.

Here is the link [link removed]

On 5/19/11, pb3 wrote:

> > > On 5/18/11, Dana Colantuono wrote: >> Hi all,my name is Dana Colantuono and i'm a 19yrs old. I've >> been trying to find my biolo...See MoreYou can try this database of NJ teachers for various counties,with the name (or other parameters) as an input.

Here is the link [link removed]

On 5/19/11, pb3 wrote:

> > > On 5/18/11, Dana Colantuono wrote: >> Hi all,my name is Dana Colantuono and i'm a 19yrs old. I've >> been trying to find my biological parents since i was maybe >> about 16 yrs old. I've tried getting information from the >> state, so i have my non-identifying information,i've tried >> search engines i've tried everything!!!. I was adopted in >> '91 from Rockland County NY. Since I have my >> non-identifying information with me,the most narrow bit of >> information i have is from my biological grandmother. She >> was of Italian descent,in 1991 was 50yrs old, was 5'0'' >> about 120lbs and was small built. She had brown eyes and >> grey hair(originally brown) with an olive complexion. She >> had a Masters in English and a Phd pending in English also >> so i'm under the assumption that she was an english >> teacher. She is Catholic and she was a high school teacher >> in Paterson NJ and wore glasses. I don't know if she was >> married or not because the papers correlate to my >> biological mother's information. But if she was married , >> he is a man of Dutch descent, was 53 in 1991, 6'2'' weighed >> 200lbs and was large built. He had blue eyes,brown hair and >> had a fair complexion. and he was a janitor in Hawthorne NJ >> but it doesn't specify where. My biological mother's name >> is Patricia Gordan( She was married to an African American >> and i don't have my biological dad's name), and she has 3 >> brothers, but the information given to me doesn't specify >> if these brothers were from the same mother.All this >> information is based on my papers from 1991. >> >> I've called schools in Paterson NJ and most were very >> unsuccessful, since i dont have a name. I've asked them to >> maybe check 1991 yr books to see if someone fit the >> description and most were very hesitate to help me. If >> anyone knows anything, maybe knows her or willing to help >> me, i will be forever grateful. I'm fighting this as much >> as possible and i'm 100% determined to find my biological >> family

May 19, 2011

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Dana Colantuono Thank you so much for the response, really appreciated! But the only thing is when i did the search it was for current teachers from 2009- 2010. My biological grandmother is currently 69/70 so i don't think she would be teaching at this time. None-the-less i tried my luck but didn't get any results. Is there any way that i can see retired school te...See More

May 19, 2011

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Friend of Adoptees On 5/18/11, Dana Colantuono wrote:

On Facebook --search for Adoptee Central - ask for help there - many search angels listed in their document file - right hand side & separate tab -- Search Angels DO NOT charge for their help...

May 26, 2011

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