ID: 10830
Date of birth : 1818
Place of birth : N. Þingeyjarsýsla
Date of death : 1909
Jón Benjamínsson was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on May 2, 1818. He died in Pembina, N. Dakota on March 8, 1909.
Spouse: Guðrún Hallgrímsdóttir b. June 8, 1821, d. in N. Dakota on May 19, 1915.
Children: 1. Kristbjörg b. 1847, d. July 23, 1927 2. Tryggvi b. January 12, 1850, d. November 15, 1922 3. Soffía b. August 25, 1853 4. Júlíus b. 1861. They also had several children who did not come west.
Jón and Guðrún came west to N. Dakota in 1893, together with sons Tryggvi and Júlíus. All settled in N. Dakota.