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Christopher Seider (or Snider) (1758 – February 22, 1770) was a boy who is considered to be the first American killed in the American Revolution. [1] [2] [3] He was 11 years old when he was shot and killed by customs officer Ebenezer Richardson [4] in Boston on February 22, 1770.
Portrait of Paul Joseph Revere by Margaret Maclay Bogardus. He was born in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He was the grandson and namesake of Revolutionary War patriot Paul Revere. He was one of the three grandsons of Paul Revere who fought for the Union, another being Joseph Warren Revere. He graduated from Harvard University in 1852. [1]
Paul Revere (/ r ɪ ˈ v ɪər /; December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) [N 1] – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of ...
Thompson Square's first single in nearly a year, "Trans Am," was released in March 2015. [13] It peaked at number 44 on the Country Airplay charts. On August 4, 2015, the duo revealed they were expecting their first child, due in January. [14] Their son, Rigney Cooper, was born in January 2016. [15]
The Paul Revere House, built c.1680, was the colonial home of American Patriot and Founding Father Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. A National Historic Landmark since 1961, it is located at 19 North Square , Boston , Massachusetts , in the city's North End , and is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere ...
Aerial photo of Georges Island and Fort Warren. Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre (110,000 m 2) Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor.The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The Granary Burying Ground in Massachusetts is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660 and located on Tremont Street.It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere, the five victims of the Boston Massacre, and three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine.
John Singleton Copley / ˈ k ɑː p l i / RA (July 3, 1738 [1] – September 9, 1815) was an Anglo-American painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was believed to be born in Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to Richard and Mary Singleton Copley, both Anglo-Irish.