In Which We Learn an Interesting Fact About Paul Revere...
January 20, 2010
Did you know that the first documented postmortem dental identification on skeletal remains was made way back in 1776 by none other than Paul Revere? Many people realize Revere was a silversmith, but few know he was also a well-known dentist. He made the dental identification on the remains of Dr. Joseph Warren, a general killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren was buried after the battle by the British and shared a grave with another soldier. The grave was exhumed ten months later, with the desire to honor Warren properly. Revere was able to differentiate between the skeletal remains by a wire and ivory bridge he made Warren to replace a missing tooth. Warren was also the man who recruited Revere to make the famous Midnight Ride.
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