Jon Jonsson

Brief Life History of Jon

When Jon Jonsson was born on 30 November 1832, his father, Jon Jonsson, was 32 and his mother, Gudlaug Sveinsdottir, was 28.

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Jon Jonsson
1800–1858
Gudlaug Sveinsdottir
1804–1885
Sveinn Jonsson
1827–
Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir
1828–
Sigurdur Jonsson
1829–
Bjarni Jonsson
1830–1888
Jon Jonsson
1832–
Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir
1834–1834
Steingrimur Jonsson
1835–1890
Ragnhildur Jónsdóttir
1837–
Jon Jonsson
1843–
Steinun Jónsdóttir
1845–
Rannveig Jónsdóttir
1847–

Sources (1)

  • Jon Jonsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"

World Events (6)

1843

A new constitution is given to Iceland by the Danish King Christian IX.

1843

In Iceland a nationalist movement re-established the Althing.

1904

Iceland won home rule.

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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