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Joseph Read (other)
Joseph Read (1732–1801) was an American soldier and officer. Joseph Read or Joe Read may also refer to: *Joseph Read (Canadian politician) (1849–1919), merchant, ship owner, and legislator on Prince Edward Island *Joe Read, member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 See also *Joseph Reade (other) *Joseph Reid (other) *Joseph Reed (other) {{hndis, Read, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Read
Joseph Read (March 6, 1732 – September 22, 1801) was a soldier and a colonel in the American Revolutionary War. Early life Read was born in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, the son of John and Lucy Read. He married Eunice Taft of Uxbridge on Nov 22, 1753. His father John, served in the French and Indian Wars. Military service He was a lieutenant colonel at the battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. Thereafter, until the end of 1776, he served as colonel in command of several regiments of the Massachusetts Line. In war counsels during the 1776 defense of New York City, Read urged the evacuation of the American fortifications, dissenting from generals such as Nathanael Greene who urged that the forts be defended. Read/Reed family His brother was Lt. Colonel Seth Read, who commanded the Massachusetts 26th and 15th regiments and founded Erie, Pennsylvania. The Read brothers owned half of the land in the towns of Uxbridge and Northbridge, Massachusetts Northbridge is a town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |