PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston, Massachusetts.
His father, Apollos Rivoire, was a French immigrant who came to America on his own when he was 13.
Paul's mother, Deborah Hichborn, was the daughter of an artison family and a Boston native.
Apollos set up a shop in the North End section of Boston. Paul was apprenticed when he became older.
When Paul was 19, his father died, because of this Paul had to take over his father's business and family.
In 1757, Paul married Sarah Orne and had eight children. Sarah died unexpectedly in 1773.
Then Paul married Rachel Walker and had another eight children.
Paul joined Freemasons and befriended other activists such as James Otis and Dr. Joseph Warren.
Paul also worked as a courier for the Boston Committee of correspondence and the Massachusetts committee of safety.
Revere and others dressed as Indians and dumped tea into Boston Harbor, becoming what will be known as the Boston Tea Party.
Revere's ride on April 18, 1775, etched his name into history, especially after it was commemorated later by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
At 10 at night Revere rode to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams about the British. The Battle at Lexington began and so did the American Revolution.
Revere helped the Continental Army by manufacturing gunpowder and cannon. He printed the country's first money and commanded Castle Williams at Boston Harbor.
Following the war, Revere continued to build on his reputation as a master craftsman and industrialists.
He learned how to roll copper and he opened the country's first copper-rolling mill as well as operating a hardware store and later a foundry.
Revere retired from working in 1811 at age 76.
On May 10, 1818, Revere passed away in his home city of Boston.
