Paul Revere Bells - 1793-1828
Researched by Edward and Evelyn Stickney: In memorium.
134 Revere bells as of 1976. The following is a list of 84 bells they compiled directly from the Revere Company stock books.. Ship bells and field bells used in the sugar fields of the Caribbean were not included in their survey. A few bells remain in private hands and not noted.
1793 St. James Episcopal Church, North Cambridge, MA- 912 lbs.
1795 Congregational Church, Groveland, MA - 695 lbs.
1797 People’s Baptist Church, Boston, Mass - 1125 lbs.
1797 First Congregational Church, Essex, Mass - 827 lbs.
1801 First Parish Church, Weston, Mass - 997 lbs.
1801 Essex Institute, Salem, Mass - 920 lbs.
1801 First Baptist Church, Westboro, Mass - 876 lbs.
1802 The First Congregational Church, Worcester, Mass - 1787 lbs
1802 Town Hall, Milford, NH - 802 lbs.
1803 Old South First Presbyterian Church, Newburyport, Mass - 1255 lbs.
1804 Merrimack Valley Textile Musuem, North Andover, Mass - 692 lbs.
1804 First Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Kennebunk, ME - 1017 lbs.
1804 Congregational Church, Newington, NH, - 505 lbs.
1805 First Parish Church, Unitarian, East Bridgewater, MA - 931 lbs.
1805 City Hall, Bath, ME - 1034 lbs.
1806 Independent Christian Church Gloucester, MA - 1015 lbs.
1806 United Methodist Church, Plymouth, MA - 496 lbs.
1807 North Parish Church, North Andover, MA - 1298 lbs.
1807 Riverdale United Methodist Church, Gloucester, MA - 1020 lbs.
1809 The First Congregational Unitarian Church, Northborough, Mass - 1154 lbs
1810 Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Norton, MA - 875 lbs.
1811 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport, MA - 659 lbs.
1811 Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA - 932 lbs.
1811 First Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Sharon, MA - 960 lbs.
1811 First Congregational Church, Hopkinton, NH - 1158 lbs.
1811 First Parish Church, Needham, MA - 960 lbs.
1814 Town Hall, Barre, MA - 860 lbs.
1814 The First Parish, Wayland, MA - 1019 lbs.
1815 First Congregational Church, Princeton, MA - 874 lbs.
1815 Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, MA - 929 lbs.
1815 First Congregational Church, Georgetown, MA - 874 lbs.
1816 King’s Chapel, Boston, MA - 2437 lbs.
1816 Town Hall, North Hampton, NH, 1019 lbs.
1816 The First Church of Christ, Longmeadow, MA -- 1173 lbs.
1816 First Congregational Church, Unitarian, Providence, RI - 2488 lbs.
1816 Second Parish Church, Dorchester, MA - 1248 lbs.
1816 Christ Church, United Methodist, Lynn, MA - 1030 lbs.
1817 The Congregational Church of Topsfield, MA, - 938 lbs.
1817 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pawtucket, RI - 1249 lbs.
1817 First Congregational Church, Norwich, VT - 639 lbs.
1818 Community Church, Pleasant Hill, TN - 875 lbs.
1818 The Congregational Church, Woodstock, VT - 711 lbs.
1818 St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Marbelhead, MA - 839 lbs.
1818 - 359 lbs.
1819 Emanuel Episcopal Church, Bellows Falls, VT - 719 lbs.
1819 First Church, Unitarian, Roxbury, MA - 1538 lbs.
1819 Church of The First Religious Society, Unitarian Newburyport, MA - 1182 lbs.
1819 First Church of Christ, Unitarian, Groton, MA - 1155 lbs.
1819 Christ Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA - 1969 lbs.
1820 The First Church in Belfast, ME - 1288 lbs.
1820 First Congregational Church, Hancock, NH - 1193 lbs.
1820 Christ Episcopal Church, Gardiner, ME - 874 lbs.
1821 First Parish Church, Brighton, MA - 1115 lbs.
1821 Congregational Church, Effingham, NH - 929 lbs.
1821 First Congregational Parish, Canton, MA - 1166 lbs.
1821 First Baptist Church, Paris, ME - 930 lbs.
1821 Westbrook Congregational Church, Westbook, ME - 1236 lbs.
1821 Community Church, Dighton, MA - 594 lbs.
1822 First Parish Church, Chestnut Hill, MA - 1205 lbs.
1822 Windsor Historical Society, Windsor, VT - 1095 lbs.
1822 First Parish Church, Congregational, Gorham, ME - 1236 lbs.
1822 First Baptist Church, Newport, NH - 727 lbs.
1822 Knox Mansion “Montpelier”, Thomaston, ME - 727 lbs.
1822 Pawtucket Congregational Church, Lowell, MA - 900 lbs.
1822 Congregational Church, Alfred, ME - 960 lbs.
1822 All Soul’s Church, Unitarian, Washington, DC - 883 lbs.
1822 South Church, Congregational, Newport, NH - 1241 lbs.
1822 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC - 964 lbs.
1823 First Church of Christ, Lancaster, MA, - 1094 lbs.
1825 First Congregational Church, Kittery, ME - 656 lbs.
1826 First Baptist Church, Deerfield, NH - 1281 lbs.
1826 The Community Church of New Boston, NH - 1446 lbs.
1826 The First Baptist Church, New London, NH - 703 lbs.
1826 A.D. Gray Jr. High School, Waldoboro, ME - 929 lbs.
1827 Harmony Hall, Hampden, ME - 562 lbs.
1827 Hellenic Orthodox Church, Portland, ME - 1896 lbs.
1827 St. James Episcopal Church, Woodstock, VT - 693 lbs.
1827 West Congregational Church, Taunton, MA - 661 lbs.
1828 First Congregational Church, Truro, MA - 865 lbs.
1828 Baptist Church, Keene, NH - 800 lbs.
1828 Masonic Temple, Woodstock, VT -872 lbs.
1828 First United Methodist Church, Tuscaloosa, AL - 455 lbs.???
1828 The Court House, Fredericksburg, VA - ? lbs.
1828 Congregational Church, Benton Falls, ME - 708 lbs.
(The last bell sale listed in the Revere stock books)
While the Revere stock book ended in 1828, a bell was made in 1843 and shipped to Singapore. See our detail at https://www.walkbostonhistory.com/singapore-revere-bell.html . The Revere stock book is available at the Massachusetts Historical Society: currently microfilmed.
Researched by Edward and Evelyn Stickney: In memorium.
134 Revere bells as of 1976. The following is a list of 84 bells they compiled directly from the Revere Company stock books.. Ship bells and field bells used in the sugar fields of the Caribbean were not included in their survey. A few bells remain in private hands and not noted.
1793 St. James Episcopal Church, North Cambridge, MA- 912 lbs.
1795 Congregational Church, Groveland, MA - 695 lbs.
1797 People’s Baptist Church, Boston, Mass - 1125 lbs.
1797 First Congregational Church, Essex, Mass - 827 lbs.
1801 First Parish Church, Weston, Mass - 997 lbs.
1801 Essex Institute, Salem, Mass - 920 lbs.
1801 First Baptist Church, Westboro, Mass - 876 lbs.
1802 The First Congregational Church, Worcester, Mass - 1787 lbs
1802 Town Hall, Milford, NH - 802 lbs.
1803 Old South First Presbyterian Church, Newburyport, Mass - 1255 lbs.
1804 Merrimack Valley Textile Musuem, North Andover, Mass - 692 lbs.
1804 First Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Kennebunk, ME - 1017 lbs.
1804 Congregational Church, Newington, NH, - 505 lbs.
1805 First Parish Church, Unitarian, East Bridgewater, MA - 931 lbs.
1805 City Hall, Bath, ME - 1034 lbs.
1806 Independent Christian Church Gloucester, MA - 1015 lbs.
1806 United Methodist Church, Plymouth, MA - 496 lbs.
1807 North Parish Church, North Andover, MA - 1298 lbs.
1807 Riverdale United Methodist Church, Gloucester, MA - 1020 lbs.
1809 The First Congregational Unitarian Church, Northborough, Mass - 1154 lbs
1810 Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Norton, MA - 875 lbs.
1811 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newburyport, MA - 659 lbs.
1811 Natural History Museum, Los Angeles, CA - 932 lbs.
1811 First Congregational Parish, Unitarian, Sharon, MA - 960 lbs.
1811 First Congregational Church, Hopkinton, NH - 1158 lbs.
1811 First Parish Church, Needham, MA - 960 lbs.
1814 Town Hall, Barre, MA - 860 lbs.
1814 The First Parish, Wayland, MA - 1019 lbs.
1815 First Congregational Church, Princeton, MA - 874 lbs.
1815 Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, MA - 929 lbs.
1815 First Congregational Church, Georgetown, MA - 874 lbs.
1816 King’s Chapel, Boston, MA - 2437 lbs.
1816 Town Hall, North Hampton, NH, 1019 lbs.
1816 The First Church of Christ, Longmeadow, MA -- 1173 lbs.
1816 First Congregational Church, Unitarian, Providence, RI - 2488 lbs.
1816 Second Parish Church, Dorchester, MA - 1248 lbs.
1816 Christ Church, United Methodist, Lynn, MA - 1030 lbs.
1817 The Congregational Church of Topsfield, MA, - 938 lbs.
1817 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pawtucket, RI - 1249 lbs.
1817 First Congregational Church, Norwich, VT - 639 lbs.
1818 Community Church, Pleasant Hill, TN - 875 lbs.
1818 The Congregational Church, Woodstock, VT - 711 lbs.
1818 St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Marbelhead, MA - 839 lbs.
1818 - 359 lbs.
1819 Emanuel Episcopal Church, Bellows Falls, VT - 719 lbs.
1819 First Church, Unitarian, Roxbury, MA - 1538 lbs.
1819 Church of The First Religious Society, Unitarian Newburyport, MA - 1182 lbs.
1819 First Church of Christ, Unitarian, Groton, MA - 1155 lbs.
1819 Christ Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA - 1969 lbs.
1820 The First Church in Belfast, ME - 1288 lbs.
1820 First Congregational Church, Hancock, NH - 1193 lbs.
1820 Christ Episcopal Church, Gardiner, ME - 874 lbs.
1821 First Parish Church, Brighton, MA - 1115 lbs.
1821 Congregational Church, Effingham, NH - 929 lbs.
1821 First Congregational Parish, Canton, MA - 1166 lbs.
1821 First Baptist Church, Paris, ME - 930 lbs.
1821 Westbrook Congregational Church, Westbook, ME - 1236 lbs.
1821 Community Church, Dighton, MA - 594 lbs.
1822 First Parish Church, Chestnut Hill, MA - 1205 lbs.
1822 Windsor Historical Society, Windsor, VT - 1095 lbs.
1822 First Parish Church, Congregational, Gorham, ME - 1236 lbs.
1822 First Baptist Church, Newport, NH - 727 lbs.
1822 Knox Mansion “Montpelier”, Thomaston, ME - 727 lbs.
1822 Pawtucket Congregational Church, Lowell, MA - 900 lbs.
1822 Congregational Church, Alfred, ME - 960 lbs.
1822 All Soul’s Church, Unitarian, Washington, DC - 883 lbs.
1822 South Church, Congregational, Newport, NH - 1241 lbs.
1822 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC - 964 lbs.
1823 First Church of Christ, Lancaster, MA, - 1094 lbs.
1825 First Congregational Church, Kittery, ME - 656 lbs.
1826 First Baptist Church, Deerfield, NH - 1281 lbs.
1826 The Community Church of New Boston, NH - 1446 lbs.
1826 The First Baptist Church, New London, NH - 703 lbs.
1826 A.D. Gray Jr. High School, Waldoboro, ME - 929 lbs.
1827 Harmony Hall, Hampden, ME - 562 lbs.
1827 Hellenic Orthodox Church, Portland, ME - 1896 lbs.
1827 St. James Episcopal Church, Woodstock, VT - 693 lbs.
1827 West Congregational Church, Taunton, MA - 661 lbs.
1828 First Congregational Church, Truro, MA - 865 lbs.
1828 Baptist Church, Keene, NH - 800 lbs.
1828 Masonic Temple, Woodstock, VT -872 lbs.
1828 First United Methodist Church, Tuscaloosa, AL - 455 lbs.???
1828 The Court House, Fredericksburg, VA - ? lbs.
1828 Congregational Church, Benton Falls, ME - 708 lbs.
(The last bell sale listed in the Revere stock books)
While the Revere stock book ended in 1828, a bell was made in 1843 and shipped to Singapore. See our detail at https://www.walkbostonhistory.com/singapore-revere-bell.html . The Revere stock book is available at the Massachusetts Historical Society: currently microfilmed.