So My Father Grew Up In An Orphanage In Boston. He Was Then Adopted By An Elderly Childless Couple From Maine, Who Gave Him The Name Of Mitchell. He Moved To Maine, And There He Met My Mother And Was Married. - SearchQuotes

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So my father grew up in an orphanage in Boston. He was then adopted by an elderly childless couple from Maine, who gave him the name of Mitchell. He moved to Maine, and there he met my mother and was married.

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