When Gísli Jónsson was born about 1769, in Kross, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Jon Olafsson, was 35 and his mother, Jorunn Sigurdsdottir, was 34. He married Margrét Jónsdóttir on 1 August 1795. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 19 July 1846, in Hallgeirsey, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, at the age of 78.
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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.
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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