Árni Sigfússon Photo Well Connected
Ólína Sigríður Jónasdóttir Photo Well Connected
Árni Sigfússon was born on August 27, 1861 in N. Múlasýsla. He died in Manitoba on February 20, 1933. He took the last name Josephson in the west.
Spouse: 1) Friðrika Helgadóttir b. May 17, 1867 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. November 27, 1894 2) Björg Jónasdóttir b, in Húnavatnssýsla on October 12, 1866 d. January 16, 1901 3) Ólína Sigríður Jónasdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 29, 1869, d. July 26, 1942
Children: With Friðrika: 1. Helgi Jónas b. January 26, 1890 2. Sigfús b. January 21, 1892 3. Vilborg Friðrika b. November 27, 1894, died in childbirth. With Björg: 1. Sigurður b. July 31, 1898 2. Vilborg Friðrika b. October 12, 1900. With Ólína: 1. Margrét b. September 30, 1902 2. María b. December 12, 1904 3. Óskar b. August 13, 1907 4. Ólína Sigríður b. March 22, 1909 5. Guðrún b. April 17, 1911 6. Árni b. December 3, 1912 7. Esther Aðalheiður b. February 18, 1914.
Árni and Friðrika came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with their sons in 1893. They first lived in the Argyle Settlement, but then moved to the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota. Árni moved Glenboro, Manitoba in 1920 and lived there to his dying days.