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New England man had oldest birth date ever to be photographed
New Market Press VT ^ | Thursday, July 25, 2013 | News & Staff Reports

Posted on 05/30/2014 4:00:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

Conrad Heyer crossed the Delaware with Washington... was born in 1749 and was 103 when he was photographed, He was the earliest born man in history to have been photographed. Heyer crossed the Delaware River with George Washington in 1776.

Conrad Heyer was born in 1749 and was 103 when he was photographed, He was the earliest born man in history to have been photographed. Heyer crossed the Delaware River with George Washington in 1776.

New Englander Conrad Heyer was born in 1749 and was 103 when he was photographed.

According to the Maine Historical Society, Heyer may be the earliest born human being ever photographed. He is also the only U.S. veteran to be photographed who crossed the Delaware River alongside George Washington in December 1776.

This only photograph of Heyer, which was taken roughly around 1852 (but not the earliest photograph taken), is a significant discovery.

Heyer appears to have been the first white child born in Waldoboro, Maine, which was then a German immigrant community.

Heyer served in the Continental Army under Washington during the Revolutionary War; he crossed the Delaware with the first president and fought in several major battles.

Records indicate that Heyer saw George Washington, the 'Father of Our Country', with his own eyes.

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To: the OlLine Rebel
Exactly. I think his Rev War history makes the pic of 'earliest born person photographed' more interesting than the other way around. At least for an American.

Any history of a Rev War vet holds some kind of mystique whereas if the pic of the 'earliest born person photographed' was of a person who did nothing of note it would be of some interest in the history of photography but nothing beyond that.

81 posted on 05/31/2014 1:37:01 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: TurboZamboni

Getting your picture “struck” back then was regarded as a solemn, serious occasion. They’d no doubt think we all look like grinning fools in our photos.


82 posted on 05/31/2014 1:40:36 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: cyclotic

My grandfather was born just after the Civil War. I’m in my late forties.


83 posted on 05/31/2014 1:43:17 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Wow, you trump me I guess.

I’m 45 next week and my one granddad was born 1891. WWI vet of German extraction himself.


84 posted on 05/31/2014 2:29:19 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

His first wife died in childbirth with their first child and he didn’t remarry until his fifties. His second wife, my paternal grandmother, was born in 1895. I never met him, he died at age 90 before I was born.


85 posted on 05/31/2014 2:31:51 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: RegulatorCountry

Wow, my grandma was born 1895 too.

I met both of them but poor grandma died early, when I was only 5 or so. Being in Maine we rarely went up and I only vaguely remember her. My gramps, though, was so sweet and active until he died at 98. So I knew him pretty well, and was about 18 when he died.


86 posted on 05/31/2014 2:38:15 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: AlexW

No kidding

All the way to 2014

Hed think what a waste


87 posted on 05/31/2014 3:11:47 PM PDT by wardaddy (we will not take back our way of life through peaceful means.....i have 5 kids....i fear for them)
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To: RegulatorCountry

It amazes me how young our nation is.


88 posted on 05/31/2014 7:09:32 PM PDT by cyclotic (America's premier outdoor adventure association for boys-traillifeusa.com)
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To: TigersEye

I have a Grandfather who crossed the Delaware with Washington, was at Valley Forge, in fact was enlisted from start to finish. He lived into his into his eighties.


89 posted on 05/31/2014 7:41:55 PM PDT by Woodman
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To: SunkenCiv; indcons; Chani; thefactor; blam; aculeus; ELS; Doctor Raoul; mainepatsfan; timpad; ...
Thanks for the post and ping, SunkenCiv. Great story. Heyer was born a mere 17 years after the General.

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list...

90 posted on 05/31/2014 8:11:37 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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To: Woodman

So, when was your father born, and when were you born?


91 posted on 05/31/2014 8:21:57 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Woodman

That is an outstanding family legacy.


92 posted on 05/31/2014 8:26:59 PM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" is more than an Army Ranger credo it's the character of America.)
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To: Kackikat

Wow, a photo of a person BORN in the 1600s! I never knew that. Thanks.


93 posted on 05/31/2014 8:29:53 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Woodman

Me thinks you missed a couple of “Greats.”


94 posted on 05/31/2014 8:39:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Kackikat

Eppinger was her first husband’s surname. She was a Palatine, German speaking, arrived with a fairly large group of Palatines in 1710 to establish New Bern, NC. The account I’ve read recorded her as having given birth to her only child in NC at age 65, and dying in TN at age 154. She had gone to TN to live with her son after the death of her husband. She reportedly had a very low body temperature and slept between two feather mattresses to retain body heat.


95 posted on 05/31/2014 9:07:20 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: SunkenCiv
Early stuff:

I've read that there's one person/woman still drawing Civil War benefits.

Here, I looked it up:

This Woman Is the Last Civil War Pensioner Alive

96 posted on 05/31/2014 9:38:25 PM PDT by blam
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To: TurboZamboni
This man had seen and experienced much. At the time that this picture was taken, I'm sure he was feeling the pains of aging, and his weary eyes reflect it. I'm glad I was able to view a picture of a Revolutionary War patriot.
97 posted on 05/31/2014 9:51:07 PM PDT by itssme
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

My 5th great to be exact. I had said a great grand father without trying to be specific. I grew up with a first cousin twice removed who knew his grandson, she was 104 when she died in the 1970’s. The combination of being very spread out and long lived hasn’t left as many generations as you might think.

There’s a book “The Woodman History of Valley Forge” by his son which although it can be boring presents a great deal of detail about the encampment and some family history.


98 posted on 06/01/2014 4:52:17 AM PDT by Woodman
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To: RegulatorCountry

I meant to say “I had a grandfather” implying it went back generations. He was my 5th great grandfather. He was born mid 1700’s, me 1960’s, all my direct grand parents late 1800’s. I had a cousin who new his Grandson. She was born in the 1870’s. She was the Family historian and had many of his personal letters. I have been trying to locate them thinking may elderly father had them but his stuff is a mess. I have seen and read some of them when I was in my teens and my cousin was still living.


99 posted on 06/01/2014 5:13:04 AM PDT by Woodman
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To: TigersEye

Nothing really outstanding. He was just a soldier with a long service record. He actually crossed the Delaware to be one of those who got there when the celebrations had already begun. He did winter at Valley Forge and later married lived there after the war.


100 posted on 06/01/2014 5:17:12 AM PDT by Woodman
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