Paul Revere

Life and work

Revere's father, Apollos Rivoire, anglicized his name to Paul Revere by the time he married Deborah Hitchborn in 1729.^[2] The Old North Church account confirms that at just 15 years old, Revere was one of the first people to ring those bells.^[3] Revere's father died in 1754, and in February 1756 he enlisted in the provincial army during the French and Indian War.^[4] The Paul Revere House website notes that Sarah died shortly after the birth of their eighth child, and Revere married Rachel Walker on October 10, 1773.^[5]

From 1765 on, Revere produced engravings with political themes, including his famous depiction of the March 1770 Boston Massacre.^[6] According to the Paul Revere House website, Paul Revere (Apollos Rivoire) and Deborah Hitchbourn had at least nine children, with seven reaching adulthood.^[5] When Revere reached thirteen years of age, he completed his formal education and started an apprenticeship under his father.^[4] Sarah Orne became Revere's wife on August 4, 1757; the couple had eight children, but two did not survive past childhood.^[7]

What the cited sources add

The same source lists the names and marriages of all of Revere's children from both marriages.^[5] The Old North Church account specifies that the bells were installed in 1745 and sat unused for five years until a group of teenage boys, including Revere, was contracted to ring them in 1750.^[3] The Revere Hotel Boston Common displays a sculpture of Revere on horseback made from recycled materials by Oregon-based artist Brian Mock.^[8] A Time Out Boston review describes the hotel's steampunk metal sculpture of Paul Revere and his horse in the lobby lounge.^[9]