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Paul Revere. Childhood. Paul Revere was born December 21, 1734, but some say he was born January 1, 1735 He had eleven siblings At age thirteen he was an apprentice silver smith to John Coney He was also a dentist. Dentist. These were some of the tools he would have used .
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Childhood • Paul Revere was born December 21, 1734, but some say he was born January 1, 1735 • He had eleven siblings • At age thirteen he was an apprentice silver smith to John Coney • He was also a dentist
Dentist These were some of the tools he would have used
Home • The original three-story house was built about 1680. • Paul Revere owned this house from 1770–1800, although he and his family may have lived elsewhere for periods in the 1780s and 1790s.
Mid Life • On August 4, 1757, Paul Revere married Sarah Orne • They had eight children, but only six survived
Midnight Ride • On the night of April 18–19, 1775, just hours before the battles of Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere rode his horse warning the minute men yelling ,” the regulars are coming.” • According to an advance plan, a two-lantern signal in Boston's Christ Church (known as the Old North Church) communicated that Gage's forces were advancing by water, not land.
This is a picture of Paul Revere During his midnight ride which was later illustrated in the 1940’s
Death • Paul Revere died on May 10 1818 in his house • He died of natural causes
Grave This is Paul Revere's grave In The Granary Cemetery, Boston
Credits • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Revere • http://www.answers.com/topic/paul-revere • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_cause_of_paul_revere's_death • http://www.nsrider.com/gallerymain/cemeteries/granary2.htm • http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pu-Ro/Revere-Paul.html