Brief Life History of Olaf
When Olaf Sigurdsson was born in 1732, in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland, his father, Sigurður Björnsson, was 38 and his mother, Margrét Oddsdóttir, was 30. He married Anna Bjarnadottir in 1766, in Kirkjubæjarklaustur, Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla, Suðurland, Iceland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died after 1801, in his hometown.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Olafur Sigurdsson, "Iceland, Marriages, 1770-1920"
- Olafs Sigurdssonar in entry for Sverir Olafsson, "Iceland, Baptisms, 1730-1905"
Spouse and Children
1732–1801 Male
1742–1793 Female
Children (3)
1778–1845 Male
1783–1808 Male
1787–1846 Female
Parents and Siblings
1694–1746 Male
1702–1746 Female
Siblings (3)
1732–1801 Male
1733–1784 Female
1746–1792 Male
World Events (2)
1783
Age 51
1800
Age 68
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Arni, Bjorn, Sig.
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Sigurdsson: patronymic from the personal name Sigurd, Old Norse Sigurthr, composed of the elements sig ‘victory’ + varthr ‘guardian’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Sigurdsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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