Sigtryggur Kristjánsson Photo: Laxdælir
Anna Benediktsdóttir Photo: Laxdælir
Sigtryggur Kristjánsson was born at Kasthvammur in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, November 18, 1850. He died in San Francisco on May 12, 1936. He was called Sigtrig in the west.
Spouse: Anna Benediktsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla on December 24, 1854, d. in California on November 26, 1942.
Children: 1. Regína Magdalena b. September 13, 1879 2. Benedikt b. February 28, 1881, d. November 11, 1969 in Akureyri 3. Áskell b. April 19, 1884 4. Ragnar b. May 28, 1887. Twin sons, Sigurður and Þorgeir died after a few years at Kasthvammur.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1907 and moved in the same year west to Blaine, Washington. Later, life’s road led them to Seattle and then San Francisco.