Stefán Sigurðsson and Valgerður Jónsdóttir Photo: HR
Stefán Sigurðsson was born on March 28, 1864 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died on May 16, 1917 in New Iceland.
Spouse: July 29, 1887 in Winnipeg, Valgerður Jónsdóttir b. May 25, 1858 in Mýrasýsla, d. September 8, 1950.
Children: 1. Jóhannes b. 1888, d. 1905 2. Einar b. 1890, d. same year 3. Jórunn Eliza b. 1891, d. 1914 4. Eiríkur Solberg b. 1893, d. February 23, 1935 5. Sigurður Victor b. January 23, 1895, d. January 6, 1970 6. Guðrún Anna b. 1896, d. 1904 7. Stefán b. 1898, d. 1901.
Stefán came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents and siblings in 1876 and the family moved to Mikley in New Iceland. Stefán and Valgerður lived in the Hnausa settlement from 1890 where Stefán had a profitable business for many years.