Kristján Kristjánsson, Svanfríður Jónsdóttir and children Photo: SÍND
Kristján Gunnlaugur Kristjánsson was born on July 7, 1850 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died in Eyford, N. Dakota on March 31, 1953.
Spouse: June 7, 1877 Svanfríður Jónsdóttir b. October 17, 1855, in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. She died on May 20, 1953.
Children: 1. Rósa Guðrún b. in Riverton, Manitoba August 30, 1878 2. Jón Gunnlaugur b. Pembina, N. Dakota May 9, 1880 3. Tryggvi b. in Pembina, died in birth 4. Hannes b. in Mountain, N. Dakota July 25, 1884 5. Kristbjörg b. May 17, 1886 6. Soffía b. February 26, 1888 7. Sigurbjörn b. March 7, 1890 8. Valdemar b. November 25, 1893 9. Kristján b. October 25, 1895 10. Jóhann Júlíus b. April 7, 1896 11. Sigurjón b. January 10, 1899, d. 1902.
Kristján and Svanfríður came west to Winnipeg in 1878 and went directly to New Iceland. In 1879, life’s road led them to the Pembina Settlement where Kristján homesteaded about 6 km (3.7 miles) from the village of Pembina. They then moved to Mountain and homesteaded south of the village in 1883.