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Capt Joseph Read

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Capt Joseph Read Veteran

Birth
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1 Nov 1795 (aged 79)
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.5878334, Longitude: -71.4200097
Plot
Old West Division, Range 3(2)
Memorial ID
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Son of Thomas and Sarah (Fletcher) Read.

Husband of Ruth Underwood. They wed in Concord, MA, on May 30, 1737.

"Captain Joseph Read is one of the 116 known members of the Boston Tea Party which took place December 16, 1773 and at the age of 57 – he was one of the oldest participants. In 1775 Captain Joseph Read was a member of the Massachusetts Third Provincial Congress."
Son of Thomas and Sarah (Fletcher) Read.

Husband of Ruth Underwood. They wed in Concord, MA, on May 30, 1737.

"Captain Joseph Read is one of the 116 known members of the Boston Tea Party which took place December 16, 1773 and at the age of 57 – he was one of the oldest participants. In 1775 Captain Joseph Read was a member of the Massachusetts Third Provincial Congress."

Inscription

Sacred
to the
Memory of
Capt
Joseph Read
he died
Novr 1st, 1795
Aged 79



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  • Created by: Denise
  • Added: May 12, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37037213/joseph-read: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Joseph Read (4 Jun 1716–1 Nov 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37037213, citing Fairview Cemetery, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Denise (contributor 46820671).