Benjamin Tupper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Tupper

Continental Army officer, pioneer to the Ohio Country

Date of Birth: 11-Mar-1738

Place of Birth: Sharon, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1792

Profession: judge, military officer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benjamin Tupper (March 11, 1738 – June 7, 1792) 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.