ID: 15177
Date of birth : 1862
Date of death : 1946
María and Jón at their 50th Wedding Anniversary Photo: Faith and Fortitude
Jón Sigurðsson was born in Snæfellsnessýsla on May 28, 1862. He died on October 28, 1946 in New Iceland.
Spouse: 1888 María Kristín Friðfinnsdóttir b. March 8, 1861 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. December 23, 1946 in New Iceland
Children: 1. Sigurdís Una b. November 19, 1890 2. Helgi b. December 28, d. November 12, 1970 3. Gestur Eyþór b. 1894, d. April 29, 1919 4. Friðfinnur b. June 30, 1896 5. Sigurður 6. Vigdís b. June 9, 1905, d. California on April 9, 1975.
Jón and María settled on their land in 1888 that they name Reykhólsstaðir. They were considered a particularly close-knit couple.