ID: 19135
Born west
Date of birth : 1873
Place of birth : Ontario
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Magnús Friðbjörnsson was born on December 16, 1873 in Ontario, Canada. He took the name Magnús F. Bjornsson in the west.
Spouse: Guðbjörg Sigurbjörnsdóttir b. March 17, 1880 in Gimli, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Sigurbjörn b. January 27, 1900 2. Friðbjörn b. January 8, 1902 3. Anna Sigríður b. September 11, 1904 4. Árni Magnús b. March 22, 1910 5. Kristinn b. August 18, 1912.
Magnús came west to Manitoba from Ontario in 1875 with his parents, Friðbjörn Björnsson and Anna Sigríður Árnadóttir, who came west from Iceland in 1873. They took land in New Iceland and lived there until 1880. The family then moved to N. Dakota and Magnús lived there the rest of his life. See more below in Íslensk arfleifð.