Heyer was born in the village of Waldoboro, then known as "Broad Bay" and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The settlement had been sacked and depopulated by Wabanaki attacks and resettled with German immigrants recruited from the Rhineland.
The text describes Heyer's birthplace, Waldoboro, a village that was once called "Broad Bay" and part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. It was attacked and emptied by Wabanaki people and later resettled with German immigrants who came from the Rhineland region.