Brief Life History of Halldor
When Halldor Gudmundsson was born in 1742, in Strönd, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Guðmundur Stefánsson, was 36 and his mother, Guðríður Brynjólfsdóttir, was 43. He married Vigdis Jonsdottir on 27 October 1778, in Stórólfshvoll, Rangárvallasýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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Sources (4)
- Haldor Gudmundsson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Haldors Gudmundssonar in entry for Katrin Halldorsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Halldor Gudmundsson in entry for Katrin Halldorsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
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World Events (5)
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.
1814
Norway enters union with Sweden. Iceland remains under Danish rule.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik.
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Gudmundsson: patronymic from the personal name Gudmund, from Old Norse Guthmundr, composed of the elements guth ‘god’ + mundr ‘protection’.
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Gudmundsen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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