ID: 16798
Born west
Date of birth : 1891
Sigurrós Kristjónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ IV
Sigurrós Kristjónsdóttir was born on April 20, 1891 in New Iceland.
Spouse: Helgi G. Helgason b. in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on January 16, 1886. He took his father’s name in the west.
Children: 1. Gunnar Eyþór b. May 30, 1922 2. Guðrún Sigurlaug b. March 1, 1924.
Sigurrós was the daughter of Kristjón Finnsson and Þórunn Björg Eiríksdóttir in New Iceland. Helgi was the son of Gunnar Helgason and Benedikta María Helgadóttir who came west in 1887. Helgi grew up in the Hnausa settlement on Lake Winnipeg and began fishing when he reached adulthood. He later also began farming.