Brief Life History of Pétur
When Pétur Jónsson was born in 1752, in Pétursey, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland, his father, Jón Sigurðsson, was 33 and his mother, Þurídur Eiríksdóittir, was 25. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Ingveld Olafsdotter. He died on 25 August 1816, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Legacy NFS Source: Petur Jonsson - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Petur Jonsson
- Peturs Jonssonar in entry for Jon Petursson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
- Peturs Jonssonar in entry for Jorunn Petursson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
Spouse and Children
1752–1816 Male
1754–1818 Female
Children (5)
1786–1833 Male
1788–1839 Female
1792–1832 Male
1794–1876 Female
1796–1801 Male
Parents and Siblings
1719– Male
1727– Female
Siblings (10)
1752–1816 Male
1752–1846 Male
1754– Female
1756– Male
1757–1828 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (3)
1783
Age 31
1800
Age 48
1814
Age 62
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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