Rachel (Walker) Revere
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Rachel (Walker) Revere (1745 - 1813)

Rachel Revere formerly Walker
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Baymap
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 23 Sep 1773 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 67 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography

Rachel Walker (1745-1813)

Paul Revere's first wife, Sarah, died shortly after the birth of their 8th child Isannah.

Paul Revere married Rachel Walker (1745-1813), his second wife, on October 10, 1773.

Paul and Rachel Revere had 8 children:

  1. Joshua Revere (1774-1801) a merchant.
  2. John Revere (born/died 1776).
  3. Joseph Warren Revere (1777-1868) a merchant and manufacturer, married Mary Robbins.
  4. Lucy Revere (born/died 1780).
  5. Harriet Revere (1783-1860) A teacher?
  6. John Revere (1783-1786).
  7. Maria Revere (1785-1847) married Joseph Balestier, a merchant and diplomat.
  8. John Revere (1787-1847) married Lydia LeBaron Goodwin. John attended Harvard (1807) and became a physician.

Research Notes

Facts with no date

Rachel was born on an unknown date. She was the daughter of Richard V Walker and Rachel (Carlile) Walker. Birth Date: 29 DEC 1745

Rachel died on an unknown date. Death Date: 26 JUN 1813

Issues to be checked

Generated by WikiTree AGC. This section should be removed when all issues have been looked at.

  • The profile Current Last Name of 'Revere' is not the same as the Last Name at Birth of 'Walker' but there are no marriage facts.

Sources

  • Source: Paul Revere - Artisan, Businessman and Patriot: The Man Behind The Myth, 1988; Donald M. Nielsen, "The Revere Family" New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 145 (1991)
  • Marriage: "Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriages, 1700-1809"
    Ancestry Record 5208 #90029735 (accessed 24 January 2024)
    Rachel Walker marriage to Paul Revere on 23 Sep 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • " Spy Letters of the American Revolution." From The Collections of the Clements Library. [1].
  • Newspaper: "U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930", Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 50015 #273039 (accessed 24 January 2024)
    Name: Mrs Rachel Revere; Birth Year: abt 1745; Event: Death; Spouse: Paul Revere; Death Date: Abt 1813; Death Place: Boston; Age at Death: 68; Newspaper: Columbian Centinel; Publication Date: 30 Jun 1813; Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA; Call Number: 485704.
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #20152030 (accessed 24 January 2024)
    Memorial page for Rachel Walker Revere (27 Dec 1745-26 Jun 1813), citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Tomb 172); Maintained by Miss BeeHaven (contributor 48748561).

Acknowledgments

  • Profile created by Roger Pitzer through the import of pitzer.GED on Nov 30, 2020
  • Profile Walker-5037 was created through the import of woody.GED on Oct 17, 2011 by Wendi Kirk.




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