Paul Revere was a man of many talents
who stood up for what he believed in and worked hard to
establish this country. He was a heroic man who took
risks.
Paul Revere was born in Boston in
1734. His father, a French Higuenot, raised him. His
father's name was Apollos Rivoire. Two of Paul's talents
came from his father. Paul's father taught Revere how to be
a silversmith and a goldsmith. Paul Revere's father died
when Paul was nineteen years of age. In the year 1756, Paul
volunteered to fight the French at Lake George, New York. He
was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the colonial
artillery.
In August 1757, Paul Revere married
Sarah Orne. Together they had eight children. Shortly after
Sarah's death in 1773, he married Rachel Walker and had
another eight children.
Image courtesy of Art
Today.
"The Old North Church"
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On April 18, 1775, Paul
Revere was sent by Dr.
Joseph Warren to
go to Lexington to warn John
Hancock and
Samuel
Adams. Paul had
to tell them that the Red Coats were coming to get
them. He warned many people in Lexington that the
British were coming through town. He saw that there
were two lanterns in the bell tower of the Old
North Church, meaning that the British Lobsterbacks
were coming by sea. He and a friend had set up a
plan that if the British were coming, that there
would be a lantern in the bell tower. "One if by
land and two if by sea," Paul said. Two other men
also joined Revere in his journey to alarm the
countryside. Later on, they were all arrested by
the British patrol. Paul Revere was held for a long
time before getting released. So then he returned
to Lexington on foot and saw part of the battle of
Lexington
and
Concord.
The
Midnight Ride of Paul
Revere, a poem by
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, helps everyone remember
Paul Revere. Grant Wood, famous American painter,
painted Revere's famous late night
ride.
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