Jónas, seated, with Káinn and Stephan G. Stephansson Photo: SÍND
Sigríður Herdís Kristjánsdóttir Photo: SÍND
Jónas Hallgrímsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on August 1, 1852. He died in N. Dakota in 1931. He took the name Jonas Hall in the west.
Spouse: 1874 Sigríður Herdís Kristjánsdóttir b. November 2, 1852 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla.
Children: 1. Steingrímur Kristján b. November 16, 1877 in Gimli 2. Jóhann Gunnar b. March 12, 1879 in Gimli 3. Arthur Frímann b. April 15, 1882 in Garðar Settlement 4. Ástvaldur Kjartan b. February 11, 1884 in Garðar Settlement 5. Jakob Friðrik b. March 29, 1886 in Garðar Settlement 6. Vilhjalmur Franklin b. April 18, 1888 in Garðar Settlement.
Jónas and Sigríður came west across the sea in 1874 and travelled on to Ontario, Canada. They first lived in Toronto for a while but moved from there to Millbrook where Jónas worked at any available job. In the spring of 1877, they went west to Winnipeg where they lived until the fall, but then went to Gimli. From there, life’s road led them to Garður, N. Dakota, where they lived the rest of their lives.
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