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Joseph Purviance 1920 - 1999

Joseph Purviance of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on October 4, 1920, and died at age 78 years old on February 18, 1999.
Joseph Purviance
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY 11201
October 4, 1920
February 18, 1999
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Joseph Purviance's History: 1920 - 1999

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  • 10/4
    1920

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    October 4, 1920
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  • 02/18
    1999

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    February 18, 1999
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    Joseph Purviance lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1920, in the year that Joseph Purviance was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1934, at the age of only 14 years old, Joseph was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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