had nine children and lived there the rest of his life. Death Barss died 3 August 1824 near Kentville, Nova Scotia. Barss is buried in the Oak Grove cemetery at Kentville. Other The Stan Rogers' song, "Barrett's Privateers" may have taken some inspiration from the exploits of Barss, although the ship described in the popular song bore little resemblance to the sleek, fast lines of the Liverpool Packet and the inept Captain Barrett has no resemblance to the skilled and successful Joseph Barss. See also Sir John Sherbrooke References Under the Red Jack, C.H.J. Snider, 1926 Prize and Prejudice, Faye Kert, 2000 A Private War in the Caribbean: Nova Scotia Privateers 1793-1805, Dan Conlin, MA Thesis, Saint Mary's University, Halifax External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Lane's Privateer Inn - History Heroes of the War of 1812 1776 births 1824 deaths Canadian people of German descent People from Queens County, Nova Scotia People of New England Planter descent Colony of Nova Scotia people British privateers Canadian people of the War of 1812 War of 1812 prisoners of war held by the United States Canadian prisoners of war