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Robert Purcell 1919 - 2007

Robert Purcell of Paoli, Chester County, PA was born on October 1, 1919, and died at age 88 years old on December 29, 2007.
Robert Purcell
Paoli, Chester County, PA 19301
October 1, 1919
December 29, 2007
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  • 10/1
    1919

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    October 1, 1919
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  • 12/29
    2007

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    December 29, 2007
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    Robert Purcell lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1919, in the year that Robert Purcell was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1920, Robert was merely 1 year old when on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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