PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in Boston Massachusetts on December 22, 1734. He was the son of Apollos Rivoire (father) and Deborah Hichborn (mother). His father was a French Protestant silversmith who came to America and he later "anglicized" his name as Paul Revere. Deborah Hichborn and Paul Revere Sr. had 12 children together, Paul Revere Jr. was the second oldest out of his 11 brothers and sisters. Boston had very good public schools during the time when Paul Revere Jr. Was growing up, therefore he went to the North Writing School when he was 7 and continued until the age of 13. Private schools were still an option for the wealthy, they were known as Latin or Grammar schools. For the most part people decided to send
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A famous enough engraving done by Paul Revere, sets the scene for what happened that day and what it looked like. His painting was based on the Bostonian artist Henry Pelham. It acted as a large campaign that got the attention of many people and helped the spread of the idea that the British army and government are being very unfair and abusing their power. Paul Revere's had his connections with a few members of local organizations that were also well known during the years when the revolutionary war was under way. He was friendly with activists like James Otis and Joseph Warren. Therefore he was able to get a job as a "courier" for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, in 1774. He carried news, and spread the word about what the plan was, and he kept track of events that went on during this time period. He also spread the word to New York and Philadelphia about the Boston Tea Party. On April 18, 1775, Joseph Warren told Paul Revere to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, and warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were looking for them and we're going to arrest them. Revere rowed across the Charles River until he came to Charlestown. While in Charlestown, he made sure that the "Sons of Liberty" committee had been familiar with his lantern signals. (Two lanterns to show that the British are coming "by sea" and one lantern if they are coming "by …show more content…
He was part of organizations that helped people socially and he was always very dedicated about each and every one of them. He held several offices in St. Andrew's and Rising States Lodges. He was part of that group from 1760 until 1809. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association. Revere was proudly announced to be the first president. It is an organization of skilled traders and businessmen who's goal was to make people that had poor working conditions better and turn it into a more appealing environment. Paul Revere decided to retire at the age of 76 in 1811, leaving his copper business in to his sons and grandsons. Revere was fairly healthy in his final years, he did however have to go through the deaths of both his wives and most of his kids. Revere died because of natural causes on May 10, 1818 at the age of 83. He was buried in Boston's Granary Burying Ground. At the time he was alive people didn't acknowledge him as being this big hero, that didn't happen until 95 years later when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about his courageous ride to
A famous enough engraving done by Paul Revere, sets the scene for what happened that day and what it looked like. His painting was based on the Bostonian artist Henry Pelham. It acted as a large campaign that got the attention of many people and helped the spread of the idea that the British army and government are being very unfair and abusing their power. Paul Revere's had his connections with a few members of local organizations that were also well known during the years when the revolutionary war was under way. He was friendly with activists like James Otis and Joseph Warren. Therefore he was able to get a job as a "courier" for the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, in 1774. He carried news, and spread the word about what the plan was, and he kept track of events that went on during this time period. He also spread the word to New York and Philadelphia about the Boston Tea Party. On April 18, 1775, Joseph Warren told Paul Revere to ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, and warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were looking for them and we're going to arrest them. Revere rowed across the Charles River until he came to Charlestown. While in Charlestown, he made sure that the "Sons of Liberty" committee had been familiar with his lantern signals. (Two lanterns to show that the British are coming "by sea" and one lantern if they are coming "by …show more content…
He was part of organizations that helped people socially and he was always very dedicated about each and every one of them. He held several offices in St. Andrew's and Rising States Lodges. He was part of that group from 1760 until 1809. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association. Revere was proudly announced to be the first president. It is an organization of skilled traders and businessmen who's goal was to make people that had poor working conditions better and turn it into a more appealing environment. Paul Revere decided to retire at the age of 76 in 1811, leaving his copper business in to his sons and grandsons. Revere was fairly healthy in his final years, he did however have to go through the deaths of both his wives and most of his kids. Revere died because of natural causes on May 10, 1818 at the age of 83. He was buried in Boston's Granary Burying Ground. At the time he was alive people didn't acknowledge him as being this big hero, that didn't happen until 95 years later when Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a poem about his courageous ride to