ID: 7420
Date of birth : 1811
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1876
Jón Jóhannesson was born in 1811 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died in Gimli in early 1876.
Spouse: Bergþóra Sigurðardóttir b. August 28, 1821, d. November 9, 1905 in New Iceland.
Children: 1. Jóhann Vilhjálmur b. February 6, 1851 2. Jón b. 1857 3. María b. 1858 4. Sigurgeir b. 1860 5. Bergþór b. 1867.
They emigrated west to Ontario, Canada in 1874 and stayed in Kinmount for the first year. They moved to New Iceland in 1875 and lived in Víðirnes.