Sigurjón Gestsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1860. He died in N. Dakota in 1936.
Spouse: Arnþóra Jóhannesdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1866.
Children: 1. Jóhann b. 1885 d. 1914 2. Matthías b. 1887 3. Helgi b. 1888 4. Sigurjóna b. March 3, 1890 5. Gestur b. 1892 6. Rósmann Haraldur b. December 28, 1893 7. Jóhannes b. February 7, 1895 8. Ágúst Guðni b. 1896 9. Konráð b. July 14, 1898 10. Aldís Svanfríður Þóra b. July 14, 1900 11. Magnús b. February 7, 1904, d. 1930 12. Oktavía Guðný b. September 21, 1908. Three children died young: Hólmfríður and twins, Björgvin and Þórunn.
Sigurjón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883, together with Arnþóra’s parents, Jóhannes Torfason and Helga Daníelsdóttir. Sigurjón and Arnþóra bought land in the Eyford Settlement and lived there until 1916. They then moved to the village of Grafton, North Dakota.