ID: 6890
Date of birth : 1849
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1920
Steinunn Jónsdóttir og Jón Pétursson Photo Almanak 1932
Jón Pétursson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 18, 1849. He died on January 24, 1920.
Spouse: Steinunn Jónsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla on October 17, 1847, d. on January 19, 1941.
Children: 1. Kristín b. September 13, 1881 2. Sigríður 3. Ingibjörg Jóhanna. Two children died in childhood. Steinunn had a son, Sigurjón Jóhannsson with her first husband.
They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and settled in the Geysir Settlement. They moved to the Árnes Settlement and lived there until 1918 when they moved west. Sigurjón remained in the Árnes Settlement.