Magnus Bjarnason
Birth Date
On 1815 August 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1905 June 18 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Efri-, Ulfstadahjaleiga, Iceland
1815 August 3
Mother
Thorbiorg Godmund
Father
Biarna Biarnason
Date Details
Occurred On 1815 August 3
Married
Puridur Magnusdottir Jernesen
1849 October 15 (Age 34)
Baptized by
Augustus Alwin Farnham
1853 March 3 (Age 37)
Traveled in
James S. Brown Company (1859)
1859 June 13 – August 29 (Age 43)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started Between 1859 June 13 – 14
Joined Company
Ended On 1859 August 29
Company Arrived
Married
Guðný Erasmúsdóttir
1862 December 13 (Age 47)
Called as President to
Iceland Mission
1873 May 4 – 1874 July 2 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Served with Loptur Johnson
Priesthood Quorum When Called
63rd
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Cedar City, Iron, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Willard Young
Location Served
Scandinavian, Iceland
Date Details
Started On 1873 May 4
Set Apart
Ended On 1874 July 2
Released
Married
Guðrún Sigurðardóttir
1891 November 4 (Age 76)
Died in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States
1905 June 18 (Age 89)
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Magnus Bjarnasson (1815 - 1905) Profile
Sources
Mission
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.. Chapter 5.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 May 1873, Vol. A, Page 24, Line 1023.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 4 May 1873, Vol. B, Page 26, Line 1023.
Pioneer
Deseret News
"Latter Day Saints' Immigration", Deseret News, (24 August 1859), Page 5.
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Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.
Fire on ice: The Story of Icelandic Latter-day Saints at home and abroad / Fred E. Woods.. Appendix A: Page 225-242.