Valgerður Jónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Valgerður Jónsdóttir was born on June 28, 1843 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on May 10, 1912 in Victoria, British Columbia.
Spouse: Sigurður Sigurðsson b. in W. Skaftafellssýsla on November 15, 1844, d. June 24, 1926 at Point Roberts, Washington. He took the last name Mýrdal in the west.
Children: 1. Sigurður b. August 22, 1871, d. April 30, 1878 in New Iceland 2. Árni b. October 19, 1872, d. March 25, 1966 at Point Roberts 3. Anna b. January 21, 1874 d. December 23, 1876 in New Iceland 4. Valgerður b. March 10, 1875, d. April 9, 1878 in New Iceland 5. Anna b. July 23, 1877, d. 1897 in Victoria 6. Sigurjón b. May 24, 1879 in Mikley, New Iceland 7. Valgerður b. April 5, 1882 in Pembina settlement, N. Dakota 8. Margrét b. April 10, 1887.
Sigurður and Valgerður came west in 1876 to Winnipeg, Manitoba and went directly to New Iceland. They lived there until 1880 then moved south to Pembina, N. Dakota. They moved west from there to Victoria, British Columbia in 1887 and lived there a while but moved in 1894 to Point Roberts peninsula in Washington. They were there for some years but returned to Victoria. Sigurður moved in 1914 to Point Roberts peninsula and lived there the rest of his life.