Griffin Greene
Griffin Greene (1749–1804) served as a commissary, paymaster, and quartermaster to the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was subsequently a pioneer to the Ohio Country, helping establish Marietta, Ohio as the first permanent American settlement of the new United States in the Northwest Territory.
Griffin Greene | |
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| Born | February 20, 1749 Warwick, Rhode Island |
| Died | June 1804 (aged 55) Marietta, Ohio |
| Place of burial | Mound Cemetery (Marietta, Ohio) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | Continental Army |
| Rank | deputy to the Quartermaster General |
| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
| Relations | Nathanael Greene (cousin), Christopher Greene (brother-in-law) |
| Other work | director of the Ohio Company of Associates |
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