ID: 8248
Date of birth : 1853
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Sigríður Jónsdóttir Photo: SÍND
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson Photo: SÍND
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson was born on October 26, 1853 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He westernized his name to Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson in the west.
Spouse: Sigríður Jónsdóttir b. in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1849, d. 1924 in Seattle.
Children: 1. Elín 2. Kristinn 3. Kristján 4. Aðalsteinn 5. Valdemar.
Þorsteinn emigrated west to Ontario, Canada in 1874, but moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876. He and his new wife moved to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota in 1880 and lived there until 1914. He sold his land to his son, Valdemar, and made a final move to Seattle, Washington.