THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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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: -Revere is survived by his wife, Mabel, and a brother, George Washington Revere, who lives in Connecticut.