ID: 19525
Born west
Place of birth : Garðarbyggð
Date of death : 1956
Friðrik Kjartan Kristjánsson was born in the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. He died in Alberta in 1956.
Spouse: Guðlín Þórlaug Guðmundsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on March 10, 1886, d. in Alberta in 1962
Children: 1. Elín Lilja 2. Kjartan 3. Guðmundur Gordon 4. Friðrik Franklín 5. Lyla.
Friðrik Kjartan was the son of Kristján Jónsson from Þverá in Eyjafjörður and his wife Guðfinna Sveinsdóttir of S. Múlasýsla. Guðlín came west to Canada in 1887 with her parents, Guðmundur Illugason and Elín Jónsdóttir, pioneers in Alberta. They lived a short distance from Markerville where Guðlín grew up and lived her life.