ID: 9673
Date of birth : 1831
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1906
Kristján Jónsson and Sesselja Sigurðardóttir Photo: SÍND
Kristján Jónsson was born on July 24, 1831 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on June 27, 1906 in N. Dakota. He took the last name Johnson in the west.
Spouse: Sesselja Sigurðardóttir b. August 19, 1833 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. May 16, 1918.
Children: 1. Sigríður b. October 15, 1860 2. Kristjana b. October 4, 1863 3. 4. Jón b. 1868 5. Sigurður, twin b. July 7, 1876 5. Anna b. July 7, 1876.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and moved on to the Thingvalla Settlement in N. Dakota. They homesteaded south of Mountain.