Indridi Jonsson

Male1787–1885

Brief Life History of Indridi

When Indridi Jonsson was born in 1787, in Hals i Fnjoskadal, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland, his father, Jon Indridason, was 38 and his mother, Hugrún Arngrímsdóttir, was 32. He married Ingebiorg Helgadottir on 18 May 1809. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Breiðaból, Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland in 1816. He died in 1885, at the age of 98.

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Family Time Line

Indridi Jonsson
1787–1885
Ingebiorg Helgadottir
1787–1843
Marriage: 18 May 1809
Helge Indridasson
1810–
Jonatan Indridason
1816–
Helgi Indridasson
1811–1811
Ingibjorg Indridadottir
1812–1854
Biorg Indridasson
1814–
Aðalbjörg Indriðadóttir
1815–
Sigurbjörg Indriðadóttir
1816–1882
Kristbiorg Indridasson
1820–
Fridbiorg Indridadottir
1822–
Lilja Indridasson
1823–1828
Jonathan Indridasson
1824–
Kristin Indridasson
1825–1825
Jonas Frimann Indridasson
1826–1827

Sources (16)

  • Indriði Jónsson, Ingibjörg Helgadóttir, Household Census.
  • Indridi Jonsson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
  • Indridi Jonsson in entry for Jonathan Indridasson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 May 1809
  • Children (13)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1800

    Age 13

    The Althing was abolished by the Danish king.

    1814

    Age 27

    Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.

    1843

    Age 56

    A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Lars, Lennart, Thor, Alf, Anders, Arni, Erik, Jorgen, Mats, Olafur, Per.

    Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Jon, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Jonson 2.

    English: variant of Johnson , although this form of the English name may have died out in Britain.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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