ID: 10430
Date of birth : 1856
Place of birth : N.Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1925
Friðsteinn Sigurðsson was born in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla August 24, 1856. Died in New Iceland November 22, 1925.
Spouse: Sesselja Guðný Sigurbjörnsdóttir b. 1849 in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla, d. 1905.
Children: 1. Sigurður b. 1876 2. Clara b. 1883 3. Vilberg d. in infancy 4. Vilberg Hermann b. 1887, d. 1925 5. Árni b. 1891.
Friðsteinn and Sesselja emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1879 along with his parents, brothers and sisters. They lived in Gimli a year or two but then headed north to Icelandic River Settlement. Despite moving to the Argyle Settlement for some time, Friðsteinn spent most of his life in Icelandic River Settlement..