When was paul revere born

• Born: 6 Jan 1760, Boston MA
• Marriage (1): Sally Edwards on 25 Jul 1782 in Boston MA
• Died: 16 Jan 1813, Boston MA

  General notes:

Silversmith

  Events in his life were:

• Flynt & Fales:, . ³ Best known as maker of buckles and spoons. His limited production of silver may be the result of the Revolutionary War, which interrupted his apprenticeship to his father. During this period he served under his father at Castle Island as a lieutenant. After the war he worked with the senior Revere in the silversmith business which included resale of foreign imports. In the 1796 Boston Directory he is listed with his father as REVERE & SON, and apparently used the same marks as his father. Listed as a goldsmith in directories until 1807.

• He was a partner in 1797-1818 with Paul Revere in Boston MA as PAUL REVERE & SON. ⁴

• Advertised in the Massachusetts Spy (Boston MA), May 1807, "Church bells of all sizes equal to any made in Europe, No. 13 Lynn St., North End, Boston."
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• Advertised in the The Boston Directory (Boston MA
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  Revere’s Silver Shop

  In addition to making silver objects, Paul Revere’s work as an engraver also played an important and lucrative role in shop operations. At his customer’s request, Revere engraved decorations on the silver such as elaborate inscriptions, monograms or family crests, for which he charged extra. He also used this skill to engrave copper and other metals for printing. On a small printing press in his shop, Revere produced thousands of prints, such as the money he engraved and printed for the Massachusetts government. He also printed advertising pieces such as labels for clocks and hats, as well as illustrations for books, magazines, and newspapers. Some of Revere’s mos famous engravings are his political prints, such as his depiction of the Boston Massacre of March 1770.

  Revere’s business ledgers reveal that his shop was an active place. Its activities can be divided into two periods – before and after the American Revolution. There are two primary daybooks that survive for the silver shop, covering the years 1761-1783 and 1783

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  While many people know of Paul Revere as an ardent supporter of the American Revolution and an accomplished master silversmith, there is more to his story. After the Revolution, he established a successful foundry and copper mill. A public-spirited citizen, Revere was also ambitious and often brash, traits which he embraced during both his Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary life.

  Born in Boston's North End on December 21, 1734, Revere was the third of nine children and oldest surviving son.¹ His father, Apollos Rivoire, was a French Huguenot (Protestant) who emigrated to Boston at thirteen. Apollos anglicized his name to Paul Revere, passing his name and goldsmith trade to his son. His mother, Deborah Hichborn, descended from seventeenth-century English Puritan emigrants to Massachusetts.²

  Paul Revere likely finished school at thirteen and became his father's apprentice. When his father died on July 22, 1754, nineteen-year-old Revere could not legally operate a shop for two more years. In February 1756, he instead found a patriotic way to earn money.³

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