"Susan Westhoff" <subwest@attbi.com> schrieb:
My question is this: are Hanover and Hannover the same place?
Yes, they are. Hannover is the correct spelling in German.
But there exists also the Kingdom of Hannover at that time (until 1866). Are you sure that the place of birth is the city of Hannover? Frequently for the emigrants Hannover means the kingdom.
Regards
Wilfried