Andrés Andrésson

ID: 9399
Date of birth : 1840
Place of birth : S. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1928

Andrés Andrésson was born on September 20, 1840 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla.  He died on January 4, 1928.

Spouse: 1) Vigdís Friðriksdóttir b. July 25, 1844 2) Sesselja Eiríksdóttir b. 1854 in N. Múlasýsla, d. September 11, 1933.

Children: With Vigdís: 1) Snæbjörn b. May 8, 1875 2) Sigurður b. 1878 3) Páll b. May 9, 1881, d. May 25, 1959. With Sesselja: 1) Sigurður b. August 22, 1895 2) Eiríkur.  Sesselja was first married to  Stefán Sigurbjörnsson. He died on May 16, 1932.

Andrés came to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and immediately took land in the Argyle Settlement. He lived there until 1922 when he moved to Glenboro.