ID: 5271
Date of birth : 1857
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Björn Sveinsson Photo: SÍND
Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir and two of their children Photo: SÍND
Björn Sveinsson was born on April 7, 1857 in Húnavatnssýsla.
Spouse: 1883 Kristín Guðbrandsdóttir b. February 16, 1858 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. January 7, 1919
Children: 1. Hjörtur Líndal 2. Sveinn 3. Pálína 4. Stefán. They lost two daughters, Pálína, died at six years, and Helga at 24 years. Kristín had a son, Jón Bjarni Hinriksson, with her first husband, b. 1880.
They came west to Winnipeg in 1883 and were married there. A year later, they moved south to the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota where Björn bought land. They settled there on March 5, 1885 and lived there ever after.