ID: 14556
Date of birth : 1835
Place of birth : S. Múlasýsla
Jón Sveinsson was born in S. Múlasýsla in 1835.
Spouse: 1) Anna Árnadóttir d. in Iceland 2) Jóhanna Jóhannesdóttir b. 1851.
Children: With Anna: 1. Sveinn b. 1862 2. Guðlaug Jónína b. 1872. With Jóhanna: 1. Kristján b. 1882 2. Brynjólfur b. 1883.
They emigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba and took land in the Geysir Settlement, calling their land Þingvellir.