Brief Life History of Árni
Árni Jónsson was born in 1712, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland as the son of Jon. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Þórgerður Guðmundsdóttir.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Arni Jonsson - Published information: birth: 1712; Rangarvallasysla, Iceland
- Legacy NFS Source: Arni Jonsson -
- Legacy NFS Source: Arni Jonsson -
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World Events (3)
1783
Volcanic eruptions in occur ruining the land which led to the starvation of animals and approx 25% of the Icelandic people.
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 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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