ID: 7106
Date of birth : 1858
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1948
Magnús Markússon Photo: Almanak 1949
Magnús Markússon was born on November 27, 1858 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died in Winnipeg on October 20, 1948.
Spouse: 1) 1882 Jónína Helga Hallsdóttir b. 1866, d. 1886 2) 1890 Lárentína Mikaelína Sigurðardóttir b. January 6, 1869, d. April 25, 1912.
Children: With Jónína: 1. Hallfríður Guðrún b. 1885, d. 1886 in Winnipeg. With Lárentína: 1. Guðfinna 2. Jónína 3. Hannes.
Markús and Jónína emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886. Lárentína emigrated to Manitoba in 1882, with her parents, Sigurður Guðbrandsson and Guðfinna Benediktsdóttir, and his siblings. Magnús and Lárentína lived in Winnipeg where Magnús worked in various office jobs.