ID: 5008
Date of birth : 1874
Place of birth : Strandasýsla
Magnús Hjaltason and Þórunn Jónsdóttir Photo: SÁogG
Magnús Hjaltason was born in Strandasýsla in 1874. He died in Winnipeg on August 29, 1958. He was known as Dr. Magnus Hjaltason or Dr. Hjaltason in the west.
Spouse: Þórunn Jónsdóttir b. 1895 in N. Múlasýsla
Children: 1. Margrét 2. Björg 3. Jón Hjalti 4. Grace 5. Pearl.
Magnús came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents in 1888. He received his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in 1909 and practiced medicine in many locations in the province.