ID: 2946
Date of birth : 1827
Place of birth : V. Skaftafellssýsla
Date of death : 1901
Sveinn Þórðarson, Helga and son Jón Photo: FVTV
Sveinn Þórðarson was born in W. Skaftafellssýsla on February 18, 1827. He died on November 4, 1901 in Castle Valley, Utah.
Spouse: October 28, 1854 Helga Árnadóttir b. July 6, 1833, d. February 15, 1907 in Cleveland, Utah.
Children: 1. Solveig Þórdís Jórunn b. April 24, 1858, d. April 6, 1920 in Spanish Fork 2. Jóhanna Guðný Helga b. February 9, 1861, d. May 27, 1927 in Cleveland, Utah 3. Jón Júlíus b. December 1, 1872, d. May 24, 1951 in Cleveland. 4. Sveinn Magnús b. 1879, died the same year.
They emigrated to Spanish Fork, Utah in 1878 with their son Jón. The daughters emigrated later, Jóhanna Guðný in 1881 and Solveig 1880.