ID: 18357
Born west
Date of birth : 1896
Óskar Jóhann Finnbogason was born in Winnipeg on September 7, 1896. He had the name Óskar J. Þorgilsson in the west.
Spouse: February 3, 1923 Helga Arnórsdóttir b. in Chicago on February 6, 1895, d. October 23, 1954 in Lundar, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Arnór Stanley Árnason, Helga’s son 2. Óskar Júlíus b. in Lundar on April 20, 1926, d. in Oak Point on March 22, 1933 3. Margrét (Margaret) Emilía b. in Oak Point on December 4, 1932.
Óskar was the son of Finnbogi Þorgilsson of Hnappadalssýsla and Málfríður Hallgerður Jónsdóttir from Miðdalir. Óskar was a farmer in Vestfold, Manitoba and later a blacksmith in Lundar. Helga was the daughter of Arnór Árnason and Margrét Jónsdóttir of Húnavatnssýsla.