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benjamin ohio tupper marker at mound cemetery , marietta , pioneer to the ohio country continental army 6th massachusetts regiment massachusetts regiment , 10th massachusetts regiment , 11th huldah maj. anselm tupper gen. edward w. tupper col. benjamin tupper white , jr. . , 1762-1792 , '' sons '' : 16 june 1792 marietta , ohio sharon , massachusetts united states of america place of burial american of saratoga * battle of monmouth revolutionary war * siege of boston * battle 11 march 1738 mound cemetery -lrb- marietta , ohio -rrb- brigadier general benjamintuppermarker.jpg benjamin tupper
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benjamin tupper

benjamin tupper -lrb- march 11 , 1738 -- june 16 , 1792 -rrb- was a soldier in the french and indian war , and an officer of the continental army during the american revolutionary war , achieving the rank of brevet brigadier general .
subsequently , he served as a massachusetts legislator , and he assisted gen. william shepard in stopping shays ' rebellion .
benjamin tupper was a co-founder of the ohio company of associates , and was a pioneer to the ohio country , involved in establishing marietta , ohio as the first permanent settlement in the northwest territory .
