Sigríður Jónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ IV
Sigríður Jónsdóttir was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on June 28, 1865. She died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan on April 23, 1957.
Spouse: October 18, 1892 Jón Ólafsson b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on July 17, 1865, d. in Leslie in Vatnabyggð on August 1, 1955.
Children: 1. Guðmundur Tryggvi b. November 13, 1893, d. in December of the same year 2. Ólafur Ágúst b. August 1, 1895, d. May 11, 1966 3. Albert b. July 19, 1897, d. 1909 4. Þorsteinn (Stony) b. June 28, 1899 5. Sigurbjörg Lilja b. September 21, 1901 6. Þuríður Sigurrós b. February 8, 1904 7. Albertína Guðrún b. April 23, 1909 8. Guðbjörg Sigríður b. February 6, 1912.
They came west to Winnipeg in 1893 where Jón opened a store and ran it until 1911. They then moved to Leslie in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) where he opened another store. They lived there the rest of their lives.