ID: 14388
Date of birth : 1813
Place of birth : S. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1893
Þorsteinn Erlendsson was born on June 8, 1813 in E. Múlasýsla. He died in Lincoln County in Minnesota on May 27, 1893.
Spouse: Kristín Magnúsdóttir b. 1810, d. June 17, 1876 in Iceland.
Children: 1. Hjálmar b. 1835 2. Helga b. 1836 3. Erlendur b. 1837 4. Magnús b. January 25, 1842 5. Guðný b. 1842 6. Vigfús b. 1843 7. Stefán b. 1844 8. Þorsteinn b. June 7, 1849 9. Kristbjörg b. June 12, 1851.
Þorsteinn came west in 1878 with his sons Magnús and Kristbjörg. His son Þorsteinn, had emigrated a year earlier. All settled in the Icelandic settlements near Minneota, Minnesota.