When Gudni Jónsdóttir was born in 1782, in Iceland, her father, Jon Stefansson, was 32 and her mother, Gudlaug Haflidadottir, was 24. She married Jón Gudmundsson in 1800, in Saurbær, Húnabyggð, Northwest, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 8 daughters.
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Volcanic eruptions in occur ruining the land which led to the starvation of animals and approx 25% of the Icelandic people.
The Althing was abolished by the Danish king.
Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
meaning ‘painted, coloured’ in Hebrew; it is borne in the Bible by a son of Naphtali and grandson of Jacob (Genesis 46:24).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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