▁from ▁Minnesota ▁Category : B oston ▁C elt ics ▁players ▁Category : B oston ▁Y anks ▁players ▁Category : Bro ok lyn ▁D od gers ▁( N FL ) ▁players ▁Category : For wards ▁( b asketball ) ▁Category : H am line ▁P ip ers ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁players ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ste ele ▁County , ▁Minnesota <0x0A> </s> ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁( 1 7 4 9 – 1 8 0 4 ) ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁comm iss ary , ▁pay master , ▁and ▁quarter master ▁to ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁a ▁pione er ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Country , ▁helping ▁establish ▁Mar iet ta , ▁Ohio ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁American ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁War wick , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 4 9 . ▁He ▁married ▁Sarah ▁Gre ene ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁town , ▁sister ▁of ▁Christopher ▁Gre ene . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children , ▁Richard , ▁Philip , ▁Griff in , ▁and ▁Susan . ▁ ▁With ▁his ▁cousin ▁Jacob ▁Gre ene , ▁Griff in ▁built ▁a ▁for ge ▁on ▁the ▁P awt ux et ▁River ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁iron . ▁This ▁for ge ▁was ▁subsequently ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁manufact ure ▁of ▁can non ball s ▁supplied ▁to ▁revolution ary ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁Griff in ▁and ▁his ▁cousin