ID: 15030
Date of birth : 1829
Place of birth : S. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1893
Jóhann Pétursson, Sigríður and Egill. Photo: SÍND
Jón Pétursson was born in S. Múlasýsla on September 11, 1829. He died in 1893 in Hallson, N. Dakota. He took the last name Skjöld in the west.
Spouse: 1) Þórunn Jónsdóttir died in Iceland 2) Sigríður Sigurðardóttir b. in S. Múlasýsla in 1837.
Children: With Þórunn: 1. Pétur b. 1857, d. November 16, 1927. With Sigríður 1. Þórunn Guðný b. 1874 2. Þorsteinn b. 1875 3. Egill b. 1879.
Jón and Sigríður emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and then moved to Hallson, N. Dakota. Jón bought a store and ran it until his death.