Rev. Friðrik Bergmann and Guðrún Thorlacius Photo: PIP
Home of Rev. Friðrik and Guðrún on Spence St. in Winnipeg. Photo: JÞ
Friðrik Bergmann Jónsson was born on April 15, 1858 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. He died in Winnipeg on April 11, 1918.
Spouse: April 15, 1888 Guðrún Ólöf Magnúsdóttir Thorlacius b. September 29, 1855, d. September 10, 1938.
Children: 1. Magnea Guðrún b. in Garðar on December 23, 1889 2. Jón Halldór b. in Garðar on January 14, 1891 3. Ragnar Steingrímsson b. in Garðar on August 16, 1892, d. in Detroit July 27, 1950 4. Elízabet Valgerður b. in Garðar on May 31, 1895.
Friðrik emigrated west across the ocean to Wisconsin in the United States in 1875 and spent the first year with Rev. Páll Þorláksson. He enrolled in the Norwegian Latin School in Decorah, Iowa, graduating in 1881. He taught theology in Norway from 1883 -1885, then enrolled in the Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia in the fall of 1885, graduating in 1886. He became a pastor on June 17 of the same year and accepted a call from the Icelandic communities in N. Dakota. He retired from service in N. Dakota in 1902 and moved to Winnipeg where he worked for the rest of his life.