Agnes Jónatansdóttir

ID: 5174
Date of birth : 1855
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1928

Agnes Jónatansdóttir was born in 1855 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died on December 18, 1928 in New Iceland.

Spouse: August 19, 1878 Finnbogi Finnbogason born May 13, 1853 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. November 9, 1941 in New Iceland.

Children: 1. Guðfinna b. November 19, 1879, d. December 1, 1911 2. Þorbjörg b. July 13, 1883, d. June 3, 1967 3. Andrew (foster son) b. May 14, 1891, d. April 13, 1985.

A two-year old son died in New Iceland.

They emigrated west in 1883 and first settled in the Icelandic River Settlement in New Iceland. They lived in the Hnausa Settlement for some time, but then bought land in the Árnes Settlement in 1888 and named their farm Finnbogastaðir.