Elísabet Hallgrímsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds
Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson Photo A Century Unfolds
Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson: Born in S.Þingeyjarsýsla in 1844. Died in Manitoba on July 12, 1936.
Spouse: 1) Ingunn Jónatansdóttir born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1844. Died in 1892. 2) 1894 Elísabet Hallgrímsdóttir born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1878.
Children: With Ingunn: 1) Jósafat Ásgeir 2) Benedikt Tryggvi 3) Líndal 4) Þorsteinn Ingvi. With Elísabet: 1) Sigurður 2) Hallgrímur 3) Ingunn Elísabet
Þorsteinn came to Canada in 1873 and settled in Rosseau, Ontario. He married Ingunn while there. They moved to N. Dakota in 1881 and settled northwest of Garðar. Ingunn died there. Þorsteinn, Elísabet, and family moved from N. Dakota to New Iceland in 1900 and spent a winter in the Geysir Settlement. They took land in the Framnes Settlement in 1901. They moved again in 1919 and settled in Argyle. Elísabet was the daughter of Hallgrím Helgason and Kristbjarg Árnadóttir. That family came west in 1889.