ID: 4798
Date of birth : 1857
Place of birth : Árnessýsla
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson was born in Árnessýsla in 1857.
Spouse: Guðrún Ámundadóttir b. 1864 in Ísafjarðarsýsla.
Children: 1. Guðmundur b. 1885
Beresford, Manitoba Photo: Manitoba Historical Society
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba together with Þorsteinn’s brothers Guðmundur, Tryggvi, and Eiríkur in 1887. They settled in Beresford, Manitoba where Þorsteinn worked as a blacksmith.