The wedding 1903 Photo: A Century Unfolds
Sigurjón Sigurðsson was born on May 22, 1878 in Árnes in New Iceland. He died in Winnipeg in 1945.
Spouse: November 10, 1903 Jóna Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla on December 4, 1880.
Children: 1. Sigurjón Arnþór b. January 6, 1906 2. Franklín b. January 21, 1907 3. Karl Óskar (Carl Oscar) b. May 3, 1913 4. Jóna Margrét b. November 5, 1914, twin 5. Snjólaug Anna b. November 5, 1914.
Sigurjón was the son of Sigurður Sigurbjörnsson and Snjólaug Jóhannesdóttir, pioneers in New Iceland. He grew up in Árnes, became educated and after graduating, worked at Sigurdsson Brothers General Store in Hnausa. There he studied accounting and ordinary trade, which proved to be good for him all his life. Jóna Guðríður came west with her mother, Arnþrúður Vigfúsdóttir, in 1889 and they lived in Winnipeg. There Jóna graduated as a teacher from the Provincial Normal School and was hired as a teacher at the Hnausa school in 1899. There she met Sigurjón, married him, and they lived there until 1906. They then moved to Winnipeg where Sigurjón and his brother-in-law, Jón Vopni, opened a shop, Vopni-Sigurdson Co. When it was decided to build a railway in Árdal (now Árborg), Sigurjón decided to move there, and in 1909 they settled there. They lived there until 1941, then moved to Winnipeg.