ID: 1947
Date of birth : 1859
Place of birth : Gullbringusýsla
Date of death : 1898
Kristján Sigurðsson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1859. He died in New Iceland on September 2, 1898. He took the last name Lifmann (Lifman) in the west.
Spouse: Guðlaug Sigfúsdóttir b. December 21, 1862, died in Arborg, Manitoba on July 29, 1943.
Children: Two foster children 1. Bjarnþór Jónsson b. August 29, 1884, d. April 6, 1958 2. Lilja (Lily).
Kristján came west in 1876 with his mother, Oddný Hannesdóttir, and his siblings. They settled in New Iceland and Kristján lived there the rest of his life. Guðlaug came west the same year with her parents, Sigfús Ólafsson and Elín Jónsdóttir.