Paster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Paster family

The surname Paster was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Paster family

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Paster Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paster, Pasteur, Pastor, Pastore, Pastoureau, Pastorel, Pastre, Pastour, Pastor, Pasturel, Patureau, Pasturel, Paturet, Paturot, Pastere, Pastorr, Pasterr, Pastors and many more.

Early Notables of the Paster family

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Paster migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Paster Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fridrich Paster, aged 27, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 1
George Paster, who landed in America in 1777-1783 1

Paster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wathins Paster, aged 19, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1822 1
Marteau Paster, who settled in Baltimore in 1833
A Paster, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839 1
Philipp Paster, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)