I'm looking for any information on B.H.Pater(b.?-d.1838) of Merzen ,Hanover, Germany.
Did the Paters originally migrate to Germany from the Netherlands?
BH Pater's sons( J.Henry and his wife/ and B.H.Pater and Gerhard,along with their mother, Elizabeth Gebbe Pater) came to the US in 1840/ 1850.
They settled in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.

My wife's G-G-Grandmother was Maria Agnes Pater b. 12/10/1828 in Unterhahsen,Wurtemburg Germany. She came to the US in 1849. She married Johannes Reiff who also came here from the same place in Germany in 1849 possibly on the same ship. They were married 4/17/1850 in Hamilton, Ohio, Butler Co.She died 7/15/1897.
I would appreciate any information that you may have that ties into this family.

My mothers maiden name was Pauline Pater. Her father was Paul
Pater,son of J.Henry, born in Hamilton, Ohio, Butler County.

My g-g-great grandfather was:
> > B.H. (Bernard Henry) Pater , who died in Merzen in 1838.
> > He is listed on an old family tree as being from "Hanover".
> > He was a tanner, shoemaker.
> > His wife, was Elizabeth (Gebbe) Pater.
> >
> > BH and Elizabeth Pater's children were:
> > Gerhard (1826-1871)
> > Mary Adelheid (1830-1912)
> > J.Henry(1832-1903)....My direct line
> > B.H. Pater, JR (1836-1919)
> >
> >J .Henry and Mary came to Hamilton, Butler County ,Ohio in the 1840's.
> >Gerhard, B.H. JR, and their mother Elizabeth came to Hamilton, Ohio in the1850's
> > They were Catholic and BH Sr. and all the children , as far as we know, were born in Merzen, a little north of Osnabruck. (Not far from the border of the Netherlands.)
> >Let me know if you still have questions. Thanks,
Lisa

Lisa,
My husband's g-g-grandmother was Mary Adelheid Pater, daughter of B.H. Pater and Elizabeth Gebbe.
I would be interested in sharing information. Please email me at gl6632@aol.com
Mollie

Pffff M.A. Pater had 13 children....

Do you have Paters from Merzen or Furstenau , Hannover, Germany in your family ?

We have some German Paters but just as we collect all. But we are not searcing for them. So I can't help you for the moment.