Anselm Tupper | |
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 Anselm Tupper, portrait attributed to "Sully" | |
| Born | October 11, 1763 Easton, Massachusetts |
| Died | December 25, 1808 (aged 45) Marietta, Ohio |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | Continental Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant and Adjutant |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Relations | Benjamin Tupper (father) |
| Other work | pioneer, surveyor, militia major during the Northwest Indian War, school teacher, poet |
Anselm Tupper (October 11, 1763 – December 25, 1808) was an officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, a pioneer to the Ohio Country, and one of the founders of Marietta, Ohio, the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory. The eldest son of Benjamin Tupper, Anselm enlisted in the fight for independence during 1775, while only eleven years old, achieving the rank of lieutenant before his seventeenth birthday. After the war, he was a pioneer and surveyor in the Northwest Territory, and became major of the militia at Marietta during the Northwest Indian War. Tupper was the first school teacher at Marietta, and was a classical scholar and poet. He was unmarried, and was known as a favorite in society.