Pétur Jónsson

ID: 7456
Date of birth : 1871
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla

Pétur Jónsson was born in Blönduhlíð in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1871. He took the last name Norman in the west.

Spouse: 1) Ingunn Pálmadóttir b. 1869 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. 1923 ín Saskatchewan. 2) Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir b. October 24, 1862 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) 3) Austrian descent, name missing

Children: With Ingunn: 1. María b. 1894 2. Gísli b. 1896

They came west in 1900 to Winnipeg, Manitoba and settled in the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan. They moved from there to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) and settled in the Foam Lake area. In 1915, Pétur moved the family to Winnipegosis.