Eggert Jónsson was born on October 19, 1837 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He died in Manitoba on June 7, 1897.
Spouse: Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1837, d. July 16, 1906 in the Narrows, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Halla b. April 12, 1864, d. July 29, 1920 2. Jón b. August 20, 1865, d. February 12, 1932 3. Jóna Helga b. November 13, 1870, d. May 22, 1965 4. Árni b. May 8, 1873, d. February 12, 1942 5. Halldór Jón b. September 20, 1878, d. February 15, 1918 6. Dýrfinna b. June 15, 1877, d. August 22, 1960 7. Kristín b. April 9, 1880 8. Eggertína b. 1884.
They came west across the sea to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887. They first lived north of Gimli in New Iceland, but left from there to Winnipeg and lived there six years. Life’s road led them to the Narrows where they lived thereafter.