flag male ancestor  William Dennis  VAN DUSEN

  (b. 11 June 1888 DeMotte, Jasper, Indiana, USA   d. January 1970 Delton, Barry, Michigan, USA )  
Age: 92
Cause of Death: cancer

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William Dennis VAN DUSEN was born 11 June 1888 in DeMotte, Jasper, Indiana, USA

William Dennis VAN DUSEN was the child of Benjamin Dennis VAN DUSEN   and   Luella J. CHEEVER

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William Dennis  married  Pheobe Arline JOHNSTON .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pheobe Arline JOHNSTON  was born 16 May 1907 in Michigan, USA.  Pheobe Arline died 23 December 1999 in Plainwell, Allegan, Michigan, USA.  Pheobe Arline was the child of Jefferson J JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Haskell FULLER.

William Dennis VAN DUSEN died January 1970 in Delton, Barry, Michigan, USA.
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William Dennis VAN DUSEN married flag female ancestor Pheobe Arline JOHNSTON-- Place: 
Pheobe Arline JOHNSTON was the child of Jefferson J JOHNSTON and Elizabeth Haskell FULLER




Children of William Dennis VAN DUSEN and Pheobe Arline JOHNSTON:

flag male ancestor Robert Benjamin VAN DUSEN (b.21 December 1927, Van Bruen, Michigan, USA  d. 06 March 2006, Newburg, Phelps, Missouri, USA)
m. Eula Marie MISSEY 



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birth1888 Birth
11 June 1888
DeMotte, Jasper, Indiana, USA
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.
1927 Birth of Child
Robert Benjamin VAN DUSEN was born 21 December 1927, Van Bruen, Michigan, USA

William Dennis was 39 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
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.
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
death1970 Death
January 1970
Delton, Barry, Michigan, USA

He died at the age of 81.

William is buried at: Kalamazoo,Kalamazoo,Michigan,USA
Added: 8/6/2019 3:08:22 AM - Updated: 8/6/2019 5:24:10 PM

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