Brief Life History of Guðný
When Guðný Erlendsdóttir was born on 3 December 1788, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, her father, Erlendur Einarsson, was 40 and her mother, Guðný Pétursdóttir, was 33. She married Brynjólfur Brynjólfsson on 13 July 1817, in Vestmannaeyjar, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 18 June 1844, in her hometown, at the age of 55, and was buried in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland.
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- Gudny Erlendsdr in entry for Einar Brinjolfsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Gudny Erlendsdr in entry for Einar Brinjolfsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Gudniar Erlendsdr in entry for Erlendur Brynjolfsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
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World Events (4)
1800
The Althing was abolished by the Danish king.
1814
Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
1843
A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.
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