USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In August, 1757, Revere married Sarah Orne. Together, they had eight children. Soon after Sarah’s death in 1773, Revere married Rachel Walker with whom he also had eight children.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -Rachel Walker was born in Boston on December 27, 1745, the daughter of Richard and Rachel Carlisle Walker. According to family tradition, Paul Revere and Rachel Walker met on a summer evening in 1773, as he headed home from his silver shop.