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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

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

Black History: Paul Revere did not Ride Alone. Teach the truth! Wentworth Cheswell (1746-1817): Few people have ever heard of Wentworth Cheswell, yet in 1775 he rode alongside Paul Revere to alert everyone that the British were coming. As the story goes, the two men eventually split off -- Cheswell rode north and Revere rode west. In addition to being a patriot, Cheswell was a respected schoolteacher, church leader, and historian. He also became America’s first black judge in 1768. That’s seven years before America won her independence! 2600:1700:3B81:8800:5893:B650:9B81:947B ( talk) 04:13, 26 June 2024 (UTC) reply