Valgerður Sigurðardóttir was born on September 22, 1853 in Dalasýsla. She died on May 26, 1929 in N. Dakota.
Spouse: 1) Bjarni Pétursson b. in Dalasýsla April 17, 1842, d. December 25, 1879 in Mountain, ND. 2) June 17, 1884 Pétur Jónsson Hillman b. 1853 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. in N. Dakota July 29, 1926.
Children: With Bjarni: 1. Helga Kristín b. March 5, 1878 in Mikley, New Iceland. With Pétur: 1. Stone b. June 17, 1885 2. Pétur Bjarni b. August 6, 1886 3. Jakobína Guðrún b. October 30, 1889 4. Una Margrét b. August 4, 1891 5. Sigurður Theídór b. July 16, 1893 6. Valgerður Kristín b. May 21, 1897 7. Egill Finnbogi b. November 29, 1900.
Valgerður came west, newly married, in 1876 and moved to New Iceland. They settled in Mikley but moved to Mountain, N. Dakota in 1878. Pétur came west to Ontario, Canada with his father, Jón Rögnvaldsson in 1874. They moved to Markland, Nova Scotia but then moved in 1880 to N. Dakota. Pétur met Valgerður in the Akra Settlement.