Joseph Read

Joseph Read
BornMarch 6, 1732
Uxbridge, Massachusetts
DiedSeptember 22, 1801
Brookfield, Massachusetts
Allegiance United States of America
Branch Massachusetts militia,
Continental Army
Years of service1775–1776
RankColonel
UnitMassachusetts Line
Battles / warsLexington and Concord

Joseph Read (March 6, 1732 – September 22, 1801) was a soldier and a colonel in the American Revolutionary War.