Brief Life History of Apollos
When Apollos Rivoire was born on 20 November 1702, in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, his father, Isaac Rivoire, was 33 and his mother, Sere`ne Lambert, was 33. He married Deborah Hitchbourn on 19 June 1729, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. In 1716, his occupation is listed as silversmith and goldsmith in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. He died on 22 July 1754, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 51, and was buried in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Paul Rivoire in entry for Deborah Rivoire, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Paul Revere, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Paul Rivoire in entry for Paul Rivoire, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1702–1754 Male
1704–1777 Female
Children (12)
1730–1730 Male
1731–1763 Female
1734–1818 Male
1736–1763 Female
1737–1739 Male
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Name Meaning
French: topographic name, a regional variant of Rivière (see Riviere ), or a habitational name from (La) Rivoire, the name of several places mainly in the southeastern part of France. Compare Revere .
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its altered form Revere) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollos_Rivoire Apollos Rivoire (November 20, 1702 - July 22, 1754), often known as Paul Revere I, was a French-American Huguenot silversmith, active in Boston. He was …
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