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Item 13423 - Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852
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Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852

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Conrad Heyer (1749-1856) was reputed to be the first white child born in Waldoboro, then a German immigrant community. Other sources list his birth date as 1753.

He served in the Continental Army, crossed the Delaware with George Washington and served in many other important battles.

He bought a farm in Waldoboro after the war and lived out his days there.

 

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Maine Historical Society
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