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Mae Purkess 1919 - 1989

Mae Purkess of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on July 9, 1919, and died at age 70 years old in December 1989.
Mae Purkess
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11229
July 9, 1919
December 1989
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Mae Purkess' History: 1919 - 1989

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  • 07/9
    1919

    Birthday

    July 9, 1919
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  • 12/dd
    1989

    Death

    December 1989
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Mae Purkess lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1919, in the year that Mae Purkess was born, in June, the Treaty of Versailles - officially ending World War I - was signed. The European Allies demanded "compensation by Germany for all damage done to the civilian population of the Allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air.” The requirement of compensation is seen by most as the reason for the collapse of the German economy and gave rise to the rule of Hitler.
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In 1929, at the age of merely 10 years old, Mae was alive when the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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