Benjamín Þorgrímsson was born in N. Múlasýsla on December 24, 1844. He died on March 31, 1918 in Minnesota.
Spouse: 1) Sesselja Hallgrímsdóttir died in Iceland. 2) Gunnhildur Magnúsdóttir b. September 18, 1874 3) Sigurbjörg Vilhjálmsdóttir f. 14. janúar, 1851.
Children: With Sesselja: 1. Jón b. 1873 2. Einar b. January 8, 1874. With Gunnhildur: 1. Magnús (Michael) b. April 19, 1875 2. Jón Þorgrímur b. 1878 3. Jónatan b. 1879 4. Henry (Árni) b. 1880 5. Guðrúnb. 1882; d. September 11, 1900 6. Carl b. 1885 7. Leslie 8. Kristín (Stina) Sigríður b. November 30, 1888 9. Pétur B. b. 30. nóvember, 1887 10. Gunnar b. May 12, 1889.
They emigrated west in 1879 and farmed in the Lincoln County Settlement in Minnesota. Sigurbjörg emigrated in 1892.
Some family members took the last name Thorgrimson, others Benjaminson. Gunnhildar and Benjamín’s son Magnús combined the family names and took the name Norland.