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    Ambrose Wright[1]

    Male 1745 - 1805  (59 years)


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    • Name Ambrose Wright 
      Birth 26 Apr 1745  St. Matthew's Parish, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Death 14 Jan 1805  Louisville, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I173  Georgia Revolutionary War Graves
      Last Modified 3 Jan 2011 

    • Headstones
      Wright, Ambrose
      Wright, Ambrose
      GPS: N 32 degrees 59.96' W 082 degrees 24.78'
      Wright, Ambrose (second wide shot)
      Wright, Ambrose (second wide shot)
      GPS: N 32 degrees 59.96' W 082 degrees 24.78'

    • Notes 
      • Ambrose Wright, born April 26, 1745, in St. Matthew's Parish, Georgia. He signed the Georgia Declaration of Independe on July 1, 1777 in Chatham County and was commissioned as Captain of the German Fusiliers of the Georgia Troops. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty; of the Provincial Congress; and of the Council of Safety. He served also as Commissary General. He was the father of CSA Major Gen. Ambrose Ransom Wright.

    • Sources 
      1. [S17] Arnold, Ross & Burnham, Hank, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, (New Papyrus Co., Inc., 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA 30605).