Kristín Sigurbjörnsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1866. She died on September 23, 1925 in New Iceland.
Spouse: June 9, 1885 Jóhannes Magnússon was born on April 10, 1852. He died in New Iceland on December 20, 1917.
Children: 1. Sigríður b. 1886, d. 1911 2. Hallgrímur Friðrik b. 1887, d. 1964 3. Jóhannes b. 1889 4. Anna 5. Guðrún 6. Sigurbjörg 7. Magnús Sigurbjörn 8. Haraldur 9. Jóhann Kristján 10. Guðlaugur 11. Helga 12. Gunnsteinn. Four other children died young.
Kristín came west to Ontario with her parents, Sigurbjörn Hallgrímsson and Anna Sigfúsdóttir, in 1874. They made their way to New Iceland a year later. Jóhannes came west to Ontario, Canada in 1874 and was there one year. He moved to New Iceland in 1875 and settled in the Árnes Settlement at a farm called Dögurðarnes.
Back row: Anna, Hallgrímur, Steini (young child) Jóhann, Guðrún, Sigurbjörg. In front: Magnús, Guðlaugur, Jóhannes, Willie, Helga, Kristín, Haraldur and Kristján. Front insets: 1. Ágústa 2. Sigríður and Stína. Photo: PaB