NameJón Magnússon 50
Birthca 1836, Iceland
Immigration1876, Canada
Death4 Jul 1898, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada934
MemoHome of son-in-law Magnus Paulson.
OccupationFarmer
Spouses
Birth12 Nov 1843, Iceland
Marriage3 Oct 1865, Hofteigur í Jökuldal, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland935
Notes for Jón Magnússon
Farmed at Myrnesi and Skeggjastodum.
Said to have been a native of the Tjörnes Peninsula in the Þingeyjarsýsla Region (from near Húsavík).
Notes for Jón & Stefanía (Family)
After immigrating to Canada, the family settled in the New Iceland area of Manitoba, and named their farm in the Gimli (Víðirnes) district Víðivellir (Willow Plains).