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Paul Revere


 * Paul Revere was born on January !st, 1735. Born in Massachusetts, he was the son of Apollos DeRivoire an immigrant. Also the son of Debrorah Hichborn who was an artist. Later Paul changed his last name so people could think he was a Anglican. He had eleven other siblings in his family, but only seven grew up to be adults, and he was the oldest boy.

Paul grew up and bought a small town house (as shown below). At the age of twenty two, he found someone to live with him. Her name was Sarah Orne. Paul and Sarah got married on August 4th, 1757. In that same house they lived with nine of there own children, but growing up they only had eight because one died as an infant. Together the both of them had a happy life, but sadly on May 3rd 1773, Sarah Orne had died. After grieving for the loss of a loved one, Paul got married a second time. Her name was Rachel Walker, and he had eight more children with her. **
 * Revere stopped going to school in his teens to work for his father as a silversmiths apprentice. Later, he decided to go to college. He attended the famous "North Grammar School". Paul was famed for his penmanship. Here he learned the art of gold and more silversmithing from his father. But his later activities, he was known for engraved lettering. The outbreak of the French and Indian Wars in 1756 promoted Paul to enlist in the British Colonial Service, where he received military training. When Paul was nineteen, and nearly finished his apprenticeship, his father died and left him with the family's main source of income.

Paul Revere has many noteworthy contributions, but here are just some. He joined and became the leader in a number of major political organizations. To name a few, North End Caucus, local Freemasons lodge, and the Sons of Liberty. He also was apart of the Boston Tea Party in 1773. He rode from Boston to Lexington on April 18, 1775, to deliver messages that led to the famous Battle of Lexington. Revere's contributions to the cause continued throughout the war, as a printer and a gunpowder manufactuer in several military posts. Paul was always a strong fighter for independence. ** [|**http://www.masshist.org/cabinet/april2002/whowasrevere.html**]


 * Paul had a lot of events, but this one stuck out the most. This major event in pauls life was known as his "midnight ride". On the night of April 18th, 1775, paul made his famous midnight ride to lexington, (path shown below). He warned Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British were coming to arrest them. He warned them fast enough to get out. Now he is famously known for that night. **

** You have numerous errors in your spelling and grammar. What about events in the world as he was growing up? You only wrote one small paragraph about his famous Midnight Ride.... 80/100 **
 * In the long run, all good people have to die. For paul, it was on May 10th, 1818. Paul was 83 years old. He died in Boston Massachusetts. Most people dont know why, so most think it was because of natural causes.**