Joseph was born in 1739, the son of John Barrell [and [Green-32229|Ruth Green]]
Joseph was born on 28 February 1739 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.[1]
Joseph Barrell (1739-1804) was a merchant in Boston, Massachusetts in the 18th century. During the American Revolution he owned ships commissioned as privateers, such as the Vengeance, ca.1779. In 1792 Barrell was "elected to the board" of Massachusetts branch of the newly established Bank of the United States, along with "George Cabot, Jonathan Mason Jr., ... and Fisher Ames."
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