ID: 12048
Date of birth : 1883
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Date of death : 1918
Björn Sigbjörnsson was born on February 1, 1883 in N. Múlasýsla. He died on November 7, 1918 in Selkirk from the Spanish flu.
Spouse: Þórunn Florentina Jónsdóttir b. August 18, 1882 in Manitoba. She took the name Flora Benson in Canada.
Children: 1. Norma Esther b. August 19, 1916 2. Laura Florentina b. January 25, 1918 3. Barney Stevens b. June 5, 1919.
Björn came west to Manitoba in 1893 with his parents, Sigbjörn Ásbjörnsson and Stefanía Magnúsdóttir. They settled in Selkirk. Þórunn was the daughter of Jón Júlíus Jónsson and Sigrún Jónína Jónsdóttir. She moved to Winnipeg after Björn’s death.