The Life of Paul Revere by Sierra
Feb 16, 2016
The Life of Paul Revereby Sierra
Life and DeathBorn: January 1, 1735Where: Boston, MassachusettsDied: May 10, 1818Of natural causes.
Life•Father Apollos De Revoire•Mother Deborah Hitchbourn•Married Sarah Orne had 8 children•Sarah dies on May 3, 1773•Marries Rachel Walker also had 8 children•She dies in 1813 five years before Paul's death•51 grandchildren•Great friends with Dr. Joseph Warren
Occupations
•Lots of occupations•Silversmith•Engraver•Dentist•Manufacturer of church bells•Owner of first copper mill in United States•Member of the Boston Observers
Who was Paul Revere
•Remembered for his midnight ride•Was third of twelve children•Nicknames: messenger of the Revolution and Mercury of the Revolution
Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride
Listen , my children, and you shall hearOf the midnight ride of Paul Revere,On the eighteenth of April, in seventy-five;Hardly a man is now aliveWho remembers that famous day and year
He is remembered for his ride to warn fellow American patriots of British plans to attack.If they attacked by land one lantern would be hung in Old North Church and if by sea two.
Credits“How did Paul Revere die.” Answers.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Apr. 2011. <http://wiki.answers.com/ Q/ How_did_Paul_Revere_die>.Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Paul Revere’s Ride. Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press Inc., 2003. Print.“Paul Revere Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2011. <http://www.notablebiographies.com/ Pu-Ro/ Revere-Paul.html>.Revolutionary War and Beyond. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Apr. 2011. <http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/ facts-on-Paul-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:J_S_Copley_-_Paul_Revere.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere%27s_ride.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_House_side_view.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_Memorial,_Granary_Burying_Ground,_Boston,_Massachusetts.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Revere_Statue_by_Cyrus_E._Dallin,_North_End,_Boston,_MA.JPGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PaulReveredentaltools.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Enclume.jpg