Reverend Kolbeinn Pétursson Photo: VÍÆ III
Gróa Helgadóttir Photo: VíÆ III
Séra Kolbeinn Pétursson was born in Reykjavík on April 1, 1888.
Spouse: 1) December 22, 1913 Gróa Helgadóttir b. August 4, 1890 in Victoria, British Columbia, d. March 19, 1947. 2) June 28, 1953 Sara Regina Scott b. in Michigan on January 2, 1899.
Children: With Gróa: 1. Leonard b. January 10, 1915 2. Jónas b. September 2, 1918 3. Dagrún Dorothy b. January 23, 1921 4. Aleen Marjorie b. April 15, 1924 5. Luther Helgi b. July 28, 1931, all born in Seattle 6. Daniel John b. Webster Groves, Missouri, February 14, 1933.
Kolbeinn was the son of Pétur Guðmundsson and Guðrún Jónasdóttir and was a year old when he moved with them to Svínadal in Húnavatnssýsla. There he was taken in as a foster by Jóhannes Sæmundsson and Línbjörg Ólafsdóttir and came west with them to Winnipeg in 1900. Gróa was the daughter of Helgi Þorsteinsson and Dagbjört Dagbjartsdóttir who came west in 1887 and settled at Point Roberts, Washington in 1894. Kolbeinn arrived there in 1909 with his foster parents. More about Reverend Kolbein in Atvinna.