Brief Life History of Sólrún
When Sólrún Ketilsdóttir was born on 25 February 1816, in Sauðhúsvöllur, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, her father, Ketill Valdarsson, was 52 and her mother, Ingveldur Eyjólfsdóttir, was 47. She married Guðmundur Guðmundsson on 8 June 1842, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 22 April 1851, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, at the age of 35, and was buried in Holt, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland.
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- Solrun Ketilsdottir in household of Katrin Ketilsdottir, "Iceland, Census, 1835"
- Solrun Kjetilsdr, "Iceland Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Solrun Keattlson in entry for Gudmund Gudmundson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (2)
1843
A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.
1843
In Iceland a nationalist movement re-established the Althing.
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