Talk:Paul Revere

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rbradbur. Peer reviewers: Rbradbur. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbradbur (talkcontribs) 15:26, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Spelling error[edit]

The spelling is "comcercial." Should be reverted to "commercial." I would do it, but the page is protected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Idansolon (talkcontribs) 14:30, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Add Cultural Depiction Request[edit]

Someone please add that Revere is depicted in "Our Nation's 200th Birthday, The Telephone's 100th Birthday" by Stanley Meltzoff for Bell System? https://www.jklmuseum.com/tag/stanley-meltzoff/ 47.152.71.253 (talk) 21:27, 16 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Date of birth vs. baptism[edit]

Our note on the lead sentence says:

  • Revere's date of birth is confused by the conversion between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, which offsets the date by 11 days, and by the fact that only his baptism, not his actual birth was recorded. While his baptism was recorded on December 22, adjusting for the conversion between Julian and Gregorian calendars changes the date to January 1. (my bolding)

So, my first question is: If only his baptism date was recorded (22 Dec/2 Jan), how do we know that he was born the day before (21 Dec/1 Jan)? If it's sourced to a reliable source, how does that source know? We can't have it both ways. Either it's known, or it's not known. If it's always just been traditionally assumed, we need to make that clear.

My second question is: The note talks about confusion, but it betrays its own inner confusion. December 22 + 11 days = January 2 (not Jan 1). You can only get to January 1 if you start from December 21 (not Dec 22). The note starts with a stated baptism date of December 22, then makes an unstated assumption of a birth date of December 21, then adds 11 days, and arrives at January 1. Logically, it's rubbish. - Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 23:03, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Paul Revere's mother[edit]

Is there any reason Paul Revere's mother, Deborah Hitchbourn, is not listed on this page? Paul Revere and the World He Lived In is a source for this information, specifically page 13. [1] Geoffrey.Hichborn (talk) 00:03, 25 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]