ID: 7882
Date of birth : 1844
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1930
Jónas Þorsteinsson and Lilja Friðfinnsdóttir Photo Faith and Fortitude
Jónas Þorsteinsson was born on June 22, 1844 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died in the Geysir Settlement on March 30, 1930.
Spouse: Lilja Friðfinnsdóttir b. September 26, 1853 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. May 5, 1936.
Children: 1. Una b. 1876 2. Gísli b. 1877 3. Herdís b. 1880 4. Jóhanna Guðfinna 5. Jónas Marino 6. Unnvald Óskar b. February 13, 1890 7. Una Friðný 8. Guðrún.
Jónas and Lilja emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and traveled to New Iceland. They bought land in the Geysir Settlement and name it Djúpadal.