Sólrún Ketilsdóttir

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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Family Time Line

Guðmundur Guðmundsson
1799–1881
Sólrún Ketilsdóttir
1816–1851
Marriage: 8 June 1842
Guðmundur Guðmundsson
1842–1919
Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir
1843–1909
Ingveldur Guðmundsdóttir
1844–1849
Isleikur Guðmundsson
1845–1900
Eyjólfur Guðmundsson
1846–1904
Ingveldur Guðmundsdottir
1848–1848
Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir
1850–1937

Sources (16)

  • 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"

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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Life Story of Gudmund Gudmunson

( This story is taken from events and stories remembered by his daughters Nena and Rebecca) Gudmund Gudmunson was born January 20, 1842 to Gudmund and Solrum Kelilsson Gudmunson in Sandhusvallur, Eyj …

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