ID: 4091
Date of birth : 1863
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Date of death : 1947
Bergþór Þórðarson Photo: Dm
Bergþór Þorvarðsson was born in Dalasýsla on January 3, 1863. He died in Pembina County, N. Dakota on May 24, 1947.
Spouse: Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir b. February 2, 1875, d. 1915 in N. Dakota.
Children: 1. Sigríður 2. Kristín 3. Anna 4. Pálína 5. Þorvarður 6. Þuríður f. 1899 7. Gunnlaugur.
Bergþór and his brother Jónas came west to Winnipeg in 1870. Bergþór moved south to N. Dakota and settled in the Akra Settlement. He ran a postal service there and later, when he moved to the village of Cavalier, he opened a store.