Maj. Gen.
Horatio
Gouverneur
Wright
Born in Clinton, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Wright
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Washington, D.C., United States
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| Created 7 Sep 2017
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Horatio Wright is Notable.
Biography
Maj. Gen. Horatio Wright served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1834
Mustered out: March 6, 1884
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Union General
Enlisted: 1834
Mustered out: March 6, 1884
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Union General
According to Wikipedia, Major General Horatio G. Wright; "was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He took command of the VI Corps in May 1864 following the death of General John Sedgwick. In this capacity, he was responsible for building the fortifications around Washington DC, and in the Overland Campaign he commanded the first troops to break through the Confederate defenses at Petersburg. After the war, he was involved in a number of engineering projects, including the Brooklyn Bridge and the completion of the Washington Monument, and served as Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers."
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetary.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Horatio by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Horatio:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Horatio by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Horatio:
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~0.78%
David Kathan
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23andMe, GEDmatch A258161 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A258161 [compare], Ancestry member davidkathan
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~0.78%
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