When Thórarinn Bjarnason was born on 17 June 1849, in Hruni, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Bjarni Magnússon, was 47 and his mother, Karítas Jakobsdóttir, was 38. He married Brynhildur Jónsdóttir on 28 July 1872, in Langholt, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Spring Glen, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1900 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 21 February 1924, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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