Brief Life History of Jón
When Jón Ólafsson was born on 10 August 1799, in Leirá, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Western, Iceland, his father, Ólafur Magnússon, was 31 and his mother, Steinunn Nikulásdóttir, was 35. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir. He died on 20 July 1825, in Iceland, at the age of 25, and was buried in Vestmannaeyjar, Southern, Iceland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Jon Olafsson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Jon Olafsson in entry for Thorun, "Iceland Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Jon Olafsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
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World Events (2)
1800
The Althing was abolished by the Danish king.
1814
Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Nels.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Olafsen or of its very rare Swedish cognate Olafsson.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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