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Family of Jónas JÓNASSON and Jóhanna Guðrún ÁMUNDADÓTTIR

Husband: Jónas JÓNASSON

  • Name:

  • Jónas JÓNASSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Jan 29, 1866

  • Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland1

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • operated a dairy1

  • Residence:

  • 1870 (age 3-4)

  • Barkarstaðir, Staðarbakkasókn, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Húki í Miðfirði, Torfustaðahreppur, Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Lækjarbæ í Miðfirði, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland

  • Immigration:

  • 1913 (age 46-47)

  • to Manitoba, Canada from Bolungarvik, Grunnavíkursókn, Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Iceland

  • Life Event:

  • 1934 (age 67-68)

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland

  •  

  • went back to Iceland for a visit

  • Death:

  • Sep 16, 1941 (age 75)

  • Betel Home, Gimli, Manotoba1

Wife: Jóhanna Guðrún ÁMUNDADÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Jóhanna Guðrún ÁMUNDADÓTTIR

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • Feb 8, 1882

  • Bjólu, Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland1,2,3,4

  • Residence:

  • 1910 (age 27-28)

  • Hólssókn, Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Iceland3

  • Immigration:

  • 1913 (age 30-31)

  • to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from at Bolungarvik, Grunnavíkursókn, Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla, Iceland1

  •  

  • The sons of Þorkell Guðmundsson and Jóhanna Ámundadóttir immigrated to North America as young children and were known here by the surname of Jónasson. This name derives from Jóhanna Ámundadóttir's second husband, Jónas Jónasson. When he brought the family to Canada they entered this country under only one name. They were all naturalized as Canadian citizens under this name on 12 Jan. 1921. Guðmundur Jónasson used the name Thorkelsson as a middle name.

  • Death:

  • Mar 7, 1970 (age 88)

  • Iceland1,2

Note on Husband: Jónas JÓNASSON

 

Sources

1.

Inez Schuster, Inez Schuster.

2.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

3.

Icelandic Census 1910.

4.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.