ID: 17492
Born west
Date of birth : 1889
Place of birth : Argylebyggð
Emil Þorsteinsson Photo: VÍÆ II
Emil Þorsteinsson was born in Cypress River, Manitoba on February 18, 1889. He had the last name Johnson in the west.
Spouse: December 6, 1941 Sigrún Vilfríður Þorsteinsdóttir b. in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland on June 16, 1891.
Children: Childless. Sigrún had these children with her first husband: 1. Lilja b, July 23, 1915 2. Vilbert b. July 23, 1915, twin 3. Þorsteinn b. March 29, 1917 4. Guðrún b. July 14, 1920.
Emil was the son of Þorsteinn Jónsson an Guðrún Bjarnadóttir, early settlers in the Argyle Settlement in 1881. Sigrún was the daughter of Þorsteinn Eyjólfsson and Lilja Hallsdóttir who lived in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland.