Björn Hjörleifsson Photo HILW
Björn Hjörleifsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on April 22, 1867. He died on December 25, 1941.
Spouse: August 12, 1894 Guðrún Jóhanna Einarsdóttir born in E. Skaftafellssýsla on August 20, 1876, d. in Winnipeg on January 15, 1961.
Children: 1) Gunnlaugur (Laugi) Byron born in Winnipeg on July 25, 1894, d. in France August 16, 1918 2) Robert Ingersoll (Ingi) b. at Willow Point October 5, 1896 3) Ólafur Snorri b. 1898, drowned in Lake Winnipeg November 2, 1910 4) Vilfred (Villi) Tryggvi b. 1902 5) Björn (Bjössi) b. 1904 6) Sigurjóna (Jean) Guðrún b. 1906 7) Jóhanna (Joey) Guðrún b. August 9, 1909 8) Ólafur Snorri b. January 3, 1912, d. September 31, 1929 9) Guðlaug Lilja María b. April 15, 1914 10) Þórarinn (Thor) b. February 24, 1916 11) William Allen Carr b. March 9, 1918 12) Pálína Ragnheiður b. 1921.
Björn and Guðrún came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1893 and married a year later. They moved to Víðirnes (Willow Point) in New Iceland and lived there until the turn of the century. The rising water level of Lake Winnipeg likely caused them to move from their marshy land. They moved north and settled by the Icelandic River where they farmed until moving to Riverton in 1939.