ID: 6312
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1926
Sveinn Magnússon Photo PaB
Guðrún Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Phot PaB
Sveinn Magnússon was born on July 30, 1853 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in New Iceland on May 22, 1926.
Spouse: Guðrún Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir b. July 26, 1864 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. August 14, 1943.
Children: 1. Björn b. February 15, 1885, d. August 7, 1929 2. Magnús b. 1891.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and then traveled on to the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland. They took land there, naming it Hörghól because the land was quite rocky.