ID: 10607
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : N.Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1929
Matúsalem Jónsson: Born in Þistilfjord in N. Þingeyjarsýsla July 1, 1853. Died in Manitoba September 23, 1929 He was known as Metúsalem in the west.
Spouse: 1877 Ása Ingibjörg Einarsdóttir b. November 14, 1847 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla d. November 5, 1928.
Children: 1) Jón b. 1876 2) Einar b. 1880 d. 1904 3) Frímann b. 1881 4) Þorbergur b. 1882 5) Kristveig 6) Þorbjörg b. 1892. They also adopted Gísli Sigurbjart Johnson.
They moved west 1883 and went to N. Dakota and lived southwest of Pembina until 1900. They then moved to New Iceland in the Ardals and Framnes Settlements.