Midnight Ride of Most Worshipful Paul Revere
(INTERNET notes--by George D.M. Pushee, III)
Forty-two years after Paul Revere died, the poem of the "Midnite Ride of Paul Revere" was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Paul Revere, born in Boston, MA in late December 1734, died on 10 May 1818. He was one very active Mason for 43 years. Paul's father died in 1753--Paul was age 19. Paul Revere later married Sarah Orme in 1757--and produced one son and seven daughters. Sarah died in 1773. Paul then married Rachel Walker--and their union produced 8 more children. Four of these children died before their father, Paul Revere, who died at age 83.
Paul Revere became a very active mason after he was initiated as an EA on 4 September 1760 (age 25). He was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason (27 January 1761) at St. Andrew's Lodge. He was their first candidate after the Charter (dated in 1756) was received from the Grand Lodge of Scotland. Later on 11 December 1769, Brother Paul became a Royal Arch Mason and Knights Templar.
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