[1] His farm was the storage site[2] of all the town of Concord's militia gunpowder, weapons[3] and two pairs of prized bronze cannons, according to secret British intelligence.

[4] On the morning of April 19, 1775, the British Regulars were ordered by General Thomas Gage to march from Boston to the town of Concord, about 20 miles inland, and seize the cannon and raid the arsenal at the provincial farm.

He is survived by the numerous members of the Barrett family found worldwide.

Col. James Barrett's farm has appeared in works such as: "Sons of Liberty", Season 1, Episode 2, "The Uprising"[6] and Assassin's Creed III.

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