ID: 7862
Date of birth : 1841
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1914
Jóhann Hannibal Schaldemose was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1841. He died on April 19, 1914 in Winnipegosis, Manitoba.
Spouse: Kristín Gunnlaugsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1835, d. 1904 in Selkirk, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Guðrún b. 1868 2. Gunnlaugur b. 1872 3. Jónas b. 1872 4. Geirlaug Una b. 1881
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883. With them was Jóhann’s father, Jóhann Hannibal, b. 1814. They settled in New Iceland and lived there for six years, then moved to Selkirk. Jóhann lost his sight and became blind in both eyes. He then went to his sons Jónas and Gunnlaugur who lived in Winnipegosis.