Halldór Jónsson

ID: 6959
Single parent
Date of birth : 1855
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1934

Halldór Jónsson and Kristín Sigurrós Magnúsdóttir

Halldór Jónsson: Born at Kirkjubóli in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1855. He died on July 17, 1934.

Spouse: 1) Steinunn Jónsdóttir d. 1888 2) 1891 Kristín Magnúsdóttir born in Dalasýsla on August 19, 1854. She died on October 17, 1952.

Children:  With Steinunn: 1) Ingibjörg b. 1881 2) Sigurjóna b. 1887. With Kristín: 1) Steinunn Ásta 2) Kristín Magnúsína 3) Victoría Jóhanna Guðrún

Halldór came west with his two older daughters in 1888. They first lived in New Iceland but moved from there to the western side of the Argyle Settlement. They moved to the Hóla Settlement in 1898 where the family lived for three years. From there they moved to Glenboro, Baldur, and finally to Selkirk. They lived in Manitoba all the time.