USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Paul Revere’s family was large, even for the time. In part this is because he had two wives and Rachel was many years younger, allowing him to father children over a nearly 30 year stretch. He had 16 children, 11 of whom survived to adulthood.

Detailed explanation-2: -Revere fathered 16 children-eight with his first wife, Sarah Orne, and eight with Rachel Walker, whom he married after Sarah’s death in 1773.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarah Orne was born in 1736 and married Paul Revere on August 4, 1757. The couple had eight children–seven daughters and a son, Paul Jr., who followed his father’s footsteps in the silversmithing profession.

Detailed explanation-4: -The young Revere was educated in reading and writing in school before completing his training as an apprentice to his silversmith father. At age 19, Revere inherited the business upon his father’s death. But he left the business briefly and enlisted in a provincial army in 1756 during the French and Indian War.