Sveinbjörn Þorsteinsson Photo: VÍÆ IV
Sveinbjörn Þorsteinsson was born in Winnipeg on July 29, 1906. Died October 10, 1965. He had the last name Peterson in the west.
Spouse: June 25, 1932 Sigríður Guðlaug Eggertsdóttir b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 26, 1901. She took the name Peterson with marriage.
Children: 1. Sveinbjörn Eggert b. February 25, 1933 2. Davíð Ágúst (August) Þorsteinn (Thorsteinn) b. September 15, 1934.
Sveinbjörn was the son of Þorsteinn Pétursson of Hnappadalssýsla and Guðrún Sigurðardóttir from Ingveldarstaðir in Skagafjörður. Sveinbjörn was the station manager for the C.N.R. railway in Canada. Sigríður was the daughter of Eggert Sigurgeirsson and Svanhildur Sigurbjörnsdóttir, who came west to Manitoba in 1906. They settled in the Siglunes Settlement where Sigríður grew up and attended school.