Brief Life History of Ólafur
When Ólafur Eiríksson was born on 17 October 1790, in Reynir, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Eiríkur Ólafsson, was 22 and his mother, Ingibjörg Pétursdóttir, was 41. He married Katrin Brandsdottir on 6 November 1822. He died on 7 October 1855, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, at the age of 64, and was buried in Holt, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Olafur Eiriksson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Olafur Eiriksson in entry for Katrin Olafsdr, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Olafur Eireksson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
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World Events (6)
1795
Qajar Dynasty.
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 Erik, Lars, Anders, Nils, Per, Alf, Algot, Alvar, Bjorn, Elof, Knut, Mats.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Erik, from Old Norse Eiríkr (see Erickson ). Compare Erickson , Ericsson , and Erikson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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