Background
Felt, Joseph Barlow was born on December 22, 1789 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Curtis) R.
Felt, Joseph Barlow was born on December 22, 1789 in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Elizabeth (Curtis) R.
Graduate Dartmouth, 1813. Doctor of Laws, 1856.
Published Annals of Salem, 1827, second edition 2 volumes, 1845-1849; elected to Massachusetts History Society, 1830, librarian, 1842-1854. Classified and arranged ancient papers in Massachusetts Archives, 1836-1839.
President New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1850-1853.
Author: Historical Account of Massachusetts Currency, 1839. Hugh Peters, 1851; Ecclesiastical History of New England (most ambitious work), 2 volumes, 1851, 62.
Married Abigail Shaw, September 18, 1816. Married second, Mistress.