ID: 14957
Date of birth : 1859
Place of birth : N. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1933
Jósep Sigvaldason Photo: SÍND
Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir Photo: SÍND
Jósep Sigvaldason was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1859. He died in N. Dakota on September 29, 1933. He took the last name Walter in the west.
Spouse: 1879 Ingibjörg Sigurðardóttir b. 1861 in Húnavatnssýsla.
Children: 1. Hósíanna Guðbjörg 2. Hannes Sigurður 3. Valgerður Þorbjörg 4. Björg Sigríður 5. Jón Magnús Brandur
Jósep emigrated west to Canada in 1878. He travelled on to Markland, Nova Scotia. He then moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota in 1883. Ingibjörg emigrated to Ontario, Canada with her mother, step-father, and half-siblings in 1874. They moved east and also settled in Markland, Nova Scotia.