ID: 8789
Date of birth : 1842
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1916
Jósep Sigurðsson Photo FLNÍ
Jósep Sigurðsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on December 17, 1842. He died in New Iceland on February 26, 1916.
Spouse: Arnbjörg Jónsdóttir b. April 11, 1851, d. October 29, 1934.
Children: 1. Helga b. 1876 2. Hólmfríður 3. Jón 4. Sigrún 5. Jósepína b. November 3, 1890 6. Óli b. October 24, 1892 7. Sigmundur.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and settled in the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland. They moved in 1880 to the Víðirnes Settlement.