Brief Life History of Isleifur
When Isleifur Magnusson was born about 1688, in Höfðabrekka, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Magnus Isleifsson, was 43 and his mother, Gudridur Petursdottir, was 40. He married Ingeborg Einarsdottir about 1715, in Eyvindarholt, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died before 1725.
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Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Niels, Anders, Erland, Gisli, Kerstin, Lars, Nils, Ottar, Thor. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Magnus .
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, or North German Magnussen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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