Display Patriot - P-307852 - Benjamin TUPPER

Benjamin TUPPER

SAR Patriot #: P-307852

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.

State of Service: MA Qualifying Service: Brigadier General / Civil Service

DAR #: A116972

Birth: 11 Mar 1738 Stoughton / Norfolk / MA
Death: 07 Jun 1792 Marietta / Washington / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

1775, served as a Major, commanded by COL John Fellows, Continental Army
1777, served as a Lieutenant Colonel commanded by COL John Bailey
1777-1783, served as a Colonel
1780, served as a Moderator

Additional References:

Berg, Fred AndersonEncyclopedia of Continental Army Units, [np], Stackpool Books, 1972
History of the Town of EastonMA, MA. Cambridge: W. L. Chaffin, Co, 1886, pg 206, 251-255
MA Daughters of the American RevolutionMA Town Officials 1775 – 1783, Washington DC: MADAR, 1947, Vol 33, pg 189
Heitman, Francis B.Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1873, Washington DC: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914, pg 11, 23, 33, 37, 455, 551
Secretary of the CommonwealthMA Soldiers, and Sailors of the Rev War, MA. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901,
- Vol X, pg 763
- Vo. XVI, pg 144-145

Spouse: Huldah White
Children: Minerva; Benjamin; Anselm; Edward;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1974-09-30	OH	Unassigned	David Barton Thomas (107381)	Minerva
1975-11-28	AZ	Unassigned	William R Sant (107815)	Benjamin
1976-08-12	IA	Unassigned	Francis Eugene Van Sant (109738)	Benjamin
2000-12-13	TN	8039	Robert Thornton Nash (154888)	Minerva
2013-02-12	NM	51834	John Nash Thomas (186345)	Minerva

Burial:

Mound Cemetery_(C-0371679)

Location:

Marietta / Washington / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

42224

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

15758331

Marker Type:

vertical stone with SAR marker

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

26 May 2016

Comments:

Image used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The Mound Cemetery was established in 1801 by the citizens of Marietta, Ohio, to preserve an Ohio Hopewell burial mound dating from 100 BC to 500 AD, and provide for settler burials. After the Revolutionary War, the area along the Ohio River and Marietta attracted many veterans rewarded with land grants. General Rufus Putnam donated land for the cemetery. The cemetery is thought to have the largest number of Revolutionary War Officer burials, among other important Ohio River pioneer settlers and Northwest Territory politicians. Burials continue to today despite the limited space

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: MIchael B. Gunn
Born in 1738, Stoughton, Massachusetts. He served as a Major; Lt Col; Col; Brevetted Brig General with Massachusetts. He married Hulda White; children: Anselm, Sophia, Rowena, Minerva, Edward & Benjamin. He Died on June 7, 1792, Marietta, OH and Buried at Mound Cemetery, 5th & Scammel Streets, Marietta, OH 45750. Cemetery notes and/or description: The Mound Cemetery was established in 1801 by the citizens of Marietta, Ohio, to preserve an Ohio Hopewell burial mound dating from 100 BC to 500 AD, and provide for settler burials. After the Revolutionary War, the area along the Ohio River and Marietta attracted many veterans rewarded with land grants. General Rufus Putnam donated land for the cemetery. The cemetery is thought to have the largest number of Revolutionary War Officer burials, among other important Ohio River pioneer settlers and Northwest Territory politicians. Burials continue to today despite the limited space. MI : "Gen Benjamin Tupper, 1738-1792." GM Marietta Chap by Rev marker and on gateway, Nov 30, 1906; marker stolen and replaced in 1920. Settled in Ohio in 1788; one of founders of Marietta in 1788. Member of Mass Legislature from Chesterfield. Ref: Natl No 33082, Vol 34, D. A. R. Lin. Mass Archives. Continental Officers, Vol for 1777- 79, p 138. Fur infor Marietta Chap. Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993. Also SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY, 1998.

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