Sigurður Sigurðsson Mýrdal Photo: VÍÆ II
Valgerður Jónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Sigurður Sigurðsson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on November 15, 1844. He died on June 24, 1926 at Point Roberts, Washington. He took the last name Mýrdal in the west.
Spouse: 1) 1870 Valgerður Jónsdóttir b. June 28, 1843, d. May 10, 1912 in Victoria, British Columbia. 2) May 6, 1915, Jónína Solveig Brynjólfsdóttir b. August 14, 1858, d. May 18, 1926 at Point Roberts.
Children: With Valgerður: 1. Sigurður b. August 22, 1871, d. April 30, 1878 in New Iceland 2. Árni b. October 19, 1872, d. March 25, 1966 at Point Roberts 3. Anna b. January 21, 1874 d. December 23,1876 in New Iceland 4. Valgerður b. March 10, 1875, d. April 9, 1878 in New Iceland 5. Anna b. July 23, 1877, d. 1897 in Victoria 6. Sigurjón b. May 24, 1879 in Mikley, New Iceland 7. Valgerður b. April 5, 1882 in the Pembina settlement, N. Dakota 8. Margrét b. April 10, 1887. Jónína had three sons with her first husband: Brynjólf b. in Iceland, Þórarinn Hjört b. July 29, 1889 in Mikley, and Ágúst b. in Mikley. One daughter, Vilborg came west with her parents.
Sigurður and Valgerður came west in 1876 to Winnipeg, Manitoba and went directly to New Iceland. They lived there until 1880 then moved south to Pembina, N. Dakota. From there they moved west to Victoria, British Columbia in 1887 and lived there for a while but then moved in 1894 to Point Roberts peninsula in Washington. They were there for a number of years before returning to Victoria. Sigurður moved in 1914 to Point Roberts and lived there the rest of his life. Jónína came west in 1887 with her husband, Ámund Gíslason. They settled in New Iceland.