Paul Revere, Sr.

Paul Revere'

Find A Grave Memorial ID # 2108

Apollo Rivoire changed his name to Paul Revere when he came to Colonial America.

• born on November 20, 1702 in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande parish, France 38 miles east of Bordeaux, valley of Gironde
• died on July 22, 1754 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

According to letter from Mathias Revere to Paul, Apollos set out for Guernsey, Channel Islands, on 21 November 1715. Later sailed to Boston as religious refugee.

• Apprenticed to John Coney
• Bought his freedom aged 20
• Became a talented goldsmith
• Married on June 19, 1729
• Had 12 children

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References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=OU0k2d8nl3IC&pg=PA87& Genealogical and Personal Memoirs: Relating to the Families of Boston and Massachusetts, by William Richard Cutter]; Boston: 1907. See "Revere" article on pg. 87. < GoogleBooks >
2. Sources: Andre J. and Pamela Labatut, "Paul Revere's Paternal Ancestry," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 150 (July, 1996)
3. Esther Forbes, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In (1942). Page 477 digitized here: https://occgs.com/projects/rescue/family_files/files/REVERE%20Famil...
4. Paul Revere -- Artisan, Businessman and Patriot: The Man Behind the Myth (1988)