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Revere attended the North Boston Writing between the ages of 7 and 13. The young Paul was able to read books on chemistry, the subject that was related to his profession http://www.paul-revere-heritage.com/images/old-havard.jpg picture of his school
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He leaves school at the age of thirteen a common practice at the time to apprentice as a silversmith under his father in 1748.
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Revere enlists in the provincial army in February 1756, possibly to secure a steady income in the weak economy. He becomes a second lieutenant in the French and Indian War.
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After returning to Boston, Revere quickly marries Sarah Orne, with whom he eventually has eight children.
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The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization of American patriots which originated in the pre-independence British North American colonies. They existed in almost every colony, and they were growing very fast.
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Sarah Orne dies, and, within the same year, Revere marries Rachel Walker, with whom he has an additional eight children.
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The first Patriot intelligence network on record was a secret group in Boston known as the "mechanics." The group grew out of the sons of liberty.
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His famous Midnight Ride occurred on the night of April 18/April 19, 1775. He was instructed to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the movements of the British Army.
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The Revere Copper Company was North America's first rolled copper mill. Revere rolled copper was used to cover the original wooden dome of the Massachusetts State House.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow publishes the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride” This poem was written 43 years after his death. It made him more famous.
