Jakob Pétur Sigurgeirsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on July 1, 1858. He died in Manitoba on August 1, 1937.
Spouse: Viktoría Solveig Jóhannesdóttir b. 1868 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. June 24, 1937 in Manitoba.
Children: 1. Jóhannes b. May 10, 1891 2. Sigurgeir Hermanius b. January 1, 1893 3. Skúli Júlíus b. June 12, 1897 4. Alexander b. 1899 5. Jakob Georg b. December 12, 1900 6. Haraldur Jón b. 1904. He also had a daughter with Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir, Svanfríður, b. January 20, 1885.
Jakob came west in 1888 with his mother, Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir, and siblings. They settled in Gimli in New Iceland where Jakob and Viktoría began farming. They later moved from there to Mikley. Viktoría had come west in 1883 with her mother, Sigríður Þiðriksdóttir, and sisters Solveig and Elísabet. They settled in New Iceland.