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My grandpa was adopted by amazing people. They had one child biologically and 3 by adoption. However I want to finish my grandfather's search for his bio family. Because of this I'd like as much information as possible on his pre-adoption surname Begey.
Supposedly his parents were Italian, immigrated to America when his mom was pregnant, he was born in America and then his parents were deported. I don't think that's the truth though. He did look Mediterranean but I think the rest sounds idealistic and most people with that last name are french. It's quite possible that his paents were unmarried teenagers.
Also,the spelling Begey was on the only pre-adoption census. That census taker spelled his first name wrong so the last name could be spelled wrong too.
I can't think of any more information, I don't have much anyway. Thank you for whatever help given or interest shown
Supposedly his parents were Italian, immigrated to America when his mom was pregnant, he was born in America and then his parents were deported. I don't think that's the truth though. He did look Mediterranean but I think the rest sounds idealistic and most people with that last name are french. It's quite possible that his paents were unmarried teenagers.
Also,the spelling Begey was on the only pre-adoption census. That census taker spelled his first name wrong so the last name could be spelled wrong too.
I can't think of any more information, I don't have much anyway. Thank you for whatever help given or interest shown
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Do you know what year and/or state your grandfather was born in? I found a list of American Begeys from the 1935 census (http://tinyurl.com/z7myxor).
Did your great-grandparents or grandfather have any adoption documents or his birth certificate? It might take a little while, but you could always lobby the adoption agency (if it still exists), the hospital, or the government for access to them. Knowing if your biology has a history of diseases is a big concern anyway, so you could give that as a reason for wanting to know.
Did your great-grandparents or grandfather have any adoption documents or his birth certificate? It might take a little while, but you could always lobby the adoption agency (if it still exists), the hospital, or the government for access to them. Knowing if your biology has a history of diseases is a big concern anyway, so you could give that as a reason for wanting to know.
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Begey is definitely a French name which is most prevalent in eastcentral France (tinyurl.com/zl8dlku). Two brothers immigrated from there in the late 1800s (tinyurl.com/h72xvcu, tinyurl.com/gku94rp). That's the only source of the American Begeys I've found.
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