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  • Name ( ), Elizabeth S 
    Nickname Libby 
    Birth New Britain, Hartford Co., CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 18 Dec 2005  Frederick, Frederick Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I82448  My Damon Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2014 

    Family Goodwin, Harold Leland,   b. 20 Nov 1914, Ellenburg, Clinton Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1990, Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Goodwin, Allan  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
     2. Goodwin, Derick  [Father: Natural]  [Mother: Natural]
    Family ID F219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2014 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - - New Britain, Hartford Co., CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Dec 2005 - Frederick, Frederick Co., MD Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • The Washington Post
      Wednesday, December 21, 2005

      Elizabeth S. 'Libby' GoodwinChurch Member, Author

      Elizabeth S. "Libby" Goodwin, 89, a church member, hostess and member of several Scandinavian associations, died Dec. 18 at Somerford House nursing home in Frederick. She had Alzheimer's disease. She had been a longtime resident of Bethesda.

      Mrs. Goodwin was born in New Britain, Conn. Before her marriage, she was a laboratory assistant to noted cancer researcher Paul Rosahn at Yale University.

      After her marriage in 1947, she lived with her husband in Asia, where he was posted as a member of the Foreign Service. In 1976, they wrote a book together, "The Indian River: An American Lagoon," about a body of water in Florida.

      Mrs. Goodwin, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Ingeborg Swensk, was of Swedish ancestry and was a member of the Vasa Order of America and other organizations promoting Scandinavian culture. She was a frequent hostess and was a member of Concord-St. Andrews United Methodist Church in Bethesda.
      Her husband, Harold Leland Goodwin, died in 1989.
      Survivors include her sons, Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin of Comus and Derek V. Goodwin of Scottsdale, Ariz.; her companion of 16 years, Dr. Robert Van Hoek of Arlington; and two grandchildren