Kristján Pétursson Photo: Lögberg 10. 9. 1953
Kristján Pétursson was born on October 16, 1862 in N. Múlasýsla. She died in Manitoba on February 20, 1953. He had the name Christian P. Paulson in the west.
Spouse: March 16, 1887 Þorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on September 18, 1866, d. June 19, 1948 in Gimli, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Violet 2. Gordon Alex.
Kristján came to the west in 1876 with his parents, Pétur Pálsson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir and siblings. The family went to New Iceland and Kristján first lived with his parents. He moved to Winnipeg and worked various jobs there but then became a fisherman on Lake Winnipeg. Þorbjörg came to the West on the same ship as Kristján and her parents, Kristján Kærnested and Sigurlaug Sæmundsdóttir. Kristján and Þorbjörg lived in Gimli, but after her death, Kristján lived with his son in Winnipeg.