Conrad Heyer

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Conrad Heyer (1852)

Conrad Heyer (born April 10, 1749 in Waldoboro ; † February 19, 1856 ibid) was an American farmer and veteran of the American Revolutionary War . He is considered to be one of the earliest born people to be photographed alive.

Life

Conrad Heyer was the first child who was born in Waldoboro - at that time still Broad Bay Plantaion . He was the child of German emigrants from the Rhineland . During the American Revolutionary War, Heyer fought for the Continental Army under George Washington and returned from it in December 1776. From then on he worked as a farmer in Waldoboro.

In 1852, at the age of 103, Heyer posed for a daguerreotype portrait . With this picture he is considered to be one of the earliest born people who were photographed alive and whose picture still exists.

Conrad Heyer died on February 19, 1856 at the age of 106. He was buried with full military honors.

Web links

Commons : Conrad Heyer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Colin Schultz: Conrad Heyer, a Revolutionary War Veteran, Was the Earliest-Born American To Ever Be Photographed. smithsonian.com, November 11, 2013, accessed November 18, 2019 .
  2. ^ History of Waldoborough, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed November 18, 2019 .
  3. ^ New England man had oldest birth date ever to be photographed - New Market Press. November 17, 2013, accessed November 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, approx. 1852. Retrieved on November 18, 2019 (English).
  5. ↑ Priscilla Frank: This Is The Earliest Born Person Ever Photographed. May 27, 2014, accessed November 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Heyer, Conrad
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American farmer and veteran
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1749
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldoboro
DATE OF DEATH February 19, 1856
Place of death Waldoboro