Elizabeth Brody

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Brody was born on 29 November 1893, in Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire, her father, Max Brody, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca Dash, was 30. She married Irving Goodwin on 10 June 1917, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1920 and Queens, New York, United States in 1930. She died on 28 May 1979, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Irving Goodwin
1894–1971
Elizabeth Brody
1893–1979
Marriage: 10 June 1917
Robert Francis Goodwin
1918–1981
Donald Ira Goodwin
1921–2001
Isaya Jerry Goodwin
1922–2012
Roslyn Goodwin
1924–2002

Sources (32)

  • Elizabeth Goodwin, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Elizabeth Brody, "California, County Marriages, 1849-1957"
  • Elizabeth Goodwin, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1894

Nicholas II crowned emperor.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel, Avrohom, Moshe, Gershon, Hyman, Isadore, Mendle, Chana, Eluzer, Feivel.

Scottish: variant of Brodie .

Hungarian (Bródy) and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of the many towns and cities in central and eastern Europe named with Slavic brod ‘fort’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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