Brief Life History of Þorsteinn
When Þorsteinn Ólafsson was born in 1657, in Iceland, his father, Ólafur Jónsson, was 26 and his mother, Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, was 26. He married Katrín Ögmundsdóttir in 1686, in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons.
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Þorsteinn Ólafsson
1657–
Katrín Ögmundsdóttir
1661–
Marriage: 1686
Jón Þorsteinsson
1690–
Ólafur Þorsteinsson
1697–
Ögmundur Þorsteinsson
1701–
Bjarni Þorsteinsson
1703–
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson
1707–1791
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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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