Brief Life History of Gesli Einarson
When Gesli Einarson Bjarnason was born on 25 November 1849, in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Southern, Iceland, his father, Einar Bjarnason, was 40 and his mother, Guðrún Jónsdóttir, was 33. He married Halldora Arnadottir on 17 April 1876, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 17 August 1934, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Groley Bjarnason, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Gesli Einarsson BJARNASSON - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Gesli Bjarnason
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Einarsson: patronymic from the personal name Einar (see Einerson ).
Americanized form of Norwegian Einarsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch - Gesli Bjarnason
Gesli Einar Bjarnason was born November 24, 1849, at Hrefunes, Iceland. He was the oldest son of Gudrun Johnson (Jonsdottir) and Einar Bjarnason, was educated for the ministry. He also studied langu …
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