Jóhanna Þorfinnsdóttir was born on August 3, 1851 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. She took the last name Dalmann in the west.
Spouse: Björn Björnsson
Children: 1. Kristinn b. 1882 2. Jóhann b. 1886.
Jóhanna was a widow when she came west to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1913 with her grandson, Hjörtur Jósefsson; his mother Jóhanna had died of typhoiod fever. The widow Jóhanna took land and settled with her sons in the Kandahar/Dafoe area.
This group photo taken in Vatnabyggð is of the so-called Dalman clan in Kandahar. In the back row are the brothers Kristinn and Jóhann (in the middle). Their mother Jóhanna is third in the middle row and takes care of her grandson, Hjörtur Jósefsson. Guðrún Þóra Þorkelsdóttir, Jóhann’s wife, is seated at the far right. Photo: RbQ