Revere was born in the North End, Boston on December 21, 1734, according to the Old Style calendar then in use, or January 1, 1735, in the modern calendar. His father, Apollos Rivoire, a French Huguenot who came to … See more

Because Boston was besieged after the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere could not return to the city, which was now firmly in British hands. He boarded in Watertown, where he was eventually joined by Rachel and most of his children (Paul Jr., then 15, … See more

After Revere's death, the family business was taken over by his oldest surviving son, Joseph Warren Revere. The copper works founded in 1801 … See more

1. ^ Gill 1891, pp. 10–11. sfn error: no target: CITEREFGill1891 (help)
2. ^ Fischer 1994, p. 297.
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Revere's business began to suffer when the British economy entered a recession in the years following the Seven Years' War, and declined … See more

After the war, Revere became interested in metal work beyond gold and silver. By 1788 he had invested some of the profits from his growing silverworking trade to construct a large See more

• Israel Bissell, who rode to Philadelphia with news of the battles of Lexington and Concord
• Sybil Ludington, who is said to have performed a similar ride in New York See more