Sigurveig Sigurbjarnardóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Sigurveig Sigurbjarnardóttir was born on February 17, 1890 near Glenboro, Manitoba.
Spouse: June 1, 1909 Jón Árnason b. in New Iceland near Gimli on September 26, 1877, d. in Manitoba on April 3, 1962.
Children: 1. Árni b. August 1, 1910 2. Sveinn Sigurjón b. September 8, 1912 3. Sigrún Ísberg b. November 27, 1913 4. María Guðrún b. October 17, 1916 5. Unnur Fraterman b. March 9, 1919 6. Margrét Anna Nordman b. August 19, 1924.
Sigurveig’s parents were Sigurbjörn Jóhannsson and María Jónsdóttir, who came west in 1889. Her older sister was Jakobína Johnson, a poet in Seattle. Jón was the son of Árni Sveinsson and Guðrún Helga Jónsdóttir, early settlers in Manitoba. Jón was a young child when his parents moved from New Iceland and settled in the Argyle settlement. There he completed elementary school, then went to trade school in Winnipeg. After graduating, he became a farmer in the Argyle settlement, later moving to Baldur and working as a blacksmith there.