Brief Life History of Vigfús
When Vigfús Jónsson was born about 1682, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Jón Sigmundsson, was 31 and his mother, Mrs. Jon Sigmundsson, was 27. He married Gudrun Þorbjarnardóttir about 1711, in Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Austur-Landeyjahreppur, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland in 1703.
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- Vigfús Jónsson in Icelandic Census of 1703
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World Events (2)
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.
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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