Ambrose Demetrious COUNTRYMAN

1850 - 1927  (77 years)

• Name	Ambrose Demetrious COUNTRYMAN
  Born	8 Feb 1850	Fine, St Lawrence, New York
  Gender	Male
  Education	1874 - Washington University Law School; University of Minnesota
  Occupation	Lawyer
  Military Event	WWI - MN National Guard, Motor Corps
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	23 Feb 1927	Appleton, Swift, Minnesota
  Person ID	I7019	Main
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Fort COUNTRYMAN,   b. 22 Dec 1829, Watertown, Jefferson, New York ,   d. 25 Dec 1906, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Elvira GLEASON,   b. 27 Mar 1828, Pitcairn, St Lawrence, New York ,   d. 27 Nov 1900, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota  (Age 72 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1849	St Lawrence County, New York
  Family ID	F1484	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jennie BESWICK,   b. Jan 1851, England ,   d. 16 Feb 1916, Appleton, Swift, Minnesota  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1874	Minnesota
  Children	1. Helen L. COUNTRYMAN,   b. Dec 1876, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota ,   d. 9 Aug 1947, Appleton, Swift, Minnesota  (Age ~ 70 years) + 2. Ernest Ambrose COUNTRYMAN,   b. 23 Mar 1882, Edison, Swift, Minnesota ,   d. 10 Oct 1959, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana  (Age 77 years)   3. Peter Fredrick COUNTRYMAN,   b. 21 Sep 1885, Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota ,   d. 8 Apr 1968, Ontario, Malheur, Oregon  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	22 May 2019
  Family ID	F2451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 23 Feb 1927 - Appleton, Swift, Minnesota  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Taught school to pay college expenses. Practiced law in Appleton, Swift, Minnesota 1878 County Commissioner of Swift County,Minnesota 1879-1883. Probate Judge 1882-1889. Secretary Board of Education 1884-1915. Assistant Secretary Minnesota State Senate 1897-1905. (pg.335) —— Ambrose D. Countryman (1850- ,) the son of Peter F. Countryman and Elizabeth E. Gleason Countryman, was born in Fine, St. Lawrence County, New York, moved to Minnesota in 1855, was reared in Dakota County, Minnesota, attended common schools in Dakota County, Minnesota, attended the University of Minnesota, graduated from the Washington University Law School in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1874, married Jennie Beswick in 1874, taught school, was admitted to the practice of law in Minnesota, practiced law in Minneapolis from 1874 until 1878, moved to Appleton, Minnesota, in 1878, was a member of the Swift County, Minnesota, Board of Commissioners from 1879 until 1882, was a probate court judge from 1882 until 1889, was the assistant secretary of the Minnesota State Senate from 1897 until 1905, was the secretary of the Appleton, Minnesota, board of education, from 1883 until 1907, and was a grandmaster of the Masons of Minnesota from 1902 until 1903. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Misc, https://www.angelfire.com/mn/thursdaynighthikes/linwood1east.html.