flag male ancestor  Purl Mapolean  TOSSEY

  (b. 4/19/1877 Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada   d. 3/7/1966 Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA )  

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Purl Mapolean TOSSEY was born 4/19/1877 in Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Purl Mapolean TOSSEY was the child of Daniel TASSE   and   Marie Mathilde "Mary" COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Francois TASSE and Monique Marguerite LEMAY dite DELORME (maternal)  Alexis COTE and Monique LAURIN

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Purl Mapolean  married  Rose Bell VAN DAVID abt. 1898 .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rose Bell VAN DAVID  was born 10/1/1880 in Newaygo, Michigan, USA.  Rose Bell died 7/13/1924 in Selma Township, Wexford, Michigan, USA. 

Purl Mapolean TOSSEY died 3/7/1966 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA.
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flag female ancestor Hazel Jeanette TOSSEY (b.6/20/1898, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, USA  d. 1/24/1990, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA)
m. Alfred Thurston FENTON 9999



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birth1877 Birth
4/19/1877
Coteau-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1898 Birth of Child
Hazel Jeanette TOSSEY was born 6/20/1898, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, USA

Purl Mapolean was 21 years old.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
1924 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rose Bell VAN DAVID died 7/13/1924, Selma Township, Wexford, Michigan, USA
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
death1966 Death
3/7/1966
Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 88.
Added: 7/8/2025 8:37:24 PM - Updated: 7/9/2025 11:04:01 AM

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