Sveinbjörn Jónsson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1882. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1955. He took the name Sveini Sveinbjornson in the west. Spouse: 1910 Jakobína Jakobsdóttir b. in Manitoba, d. 1973. She was the daughter of Jakob Helgason and Kristjana Kristjándóttir. Children: 1. Theódór b. December 7, 1910 2. Jón b. May 9, 1914 3. Jónína …
Jón Jónsson
Pétur Þorsteinsson
Pétur Þorsteinsson fæddist í Borgarfjarðarsýslu árið 1861. Pjetur Thorsteinson vestra. Maki: Kristín Pétursdóttir f. 1861 í Húnavatnssýslu. Börn: 1. Snæbjörn (Barney) f. 5. maí, 1890 2. Sigursteinn 3. Petrína. Þau fluttu vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1891 og bjuggu þar fram yfir aldamót. Ráku mjólkurbú á Ross Ave.
Kristín Pétursdóttir
Snæbjörn Pétursson
Ísleifur Ísleifsson Helgason
Ísleifur Ísleifsson was born in the Árnes settlement in New Iceland on March 28, 1897. He had the last name Helgason in the west. Spouse: August 27, 1926 Þórunn Elísabet Einarsdóttir b. November 9, 1904. Children: 1. Wallace Leifur b. September 23, 1928 2. Victor Einar b. August 30, 1931 3. Wilfred b. July 9, 1934. Ísleifur was the son …
Guðný Andrésdóttir
Guðný Andrésdóttir was born in 1843 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. She died in Blaine, Washington in 1935. Spouse: Jón Sveinbjarnarson was born at Oddsstaðir in Lundarreykjadal in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1853. He died in 1938 in Blaine, Washington. He took the last name Oddsted in the west. Children: 1. Þorkell b. 1877 2. Jón b. 1878 3. Sveinbjörn b. 1882 4. Guðjón b. 1883. …
Þórður Jónsson
Þórður Jónsson was from Foss in Kjósarsýsla and was born in 1851. Spouse: Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir from Kársneskot in Kjósarsýsla, b. 1857 Children: Born in Iceland: 1. Þorvaldur b. 1883 2. Kristbjörg b. 1884 3. Guðfinna b. 1885. 4. Ingibjörg born in the west. They came west across the ocean in 1887 and settle in New Iceland. They made their way …
Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir
Guðbjörg Guðmundsdóttir was born in Kjósarsýsla in 1857. Spouse: Þórður Jónsson b. in Kjósarsýsla in 1851. Children: 1. Þorvaldur b. 1883 2. Kristbjörg b. 1884 3. Guðfinna b. 1885 4. Ingibjörg b. in the west They came west across the sea in 1887 and settled in New Iceland. They moved from there to Selkirk, but in 1897 they moved to …
Jón Sveinbjarnarson
Jón Sveinbjarnarson was born at Oddsstaðir in Lundarreykjadal in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1853. Died in Blaine Washington in 1938. Oddsted in America Spouse: Guðný Andrésdóttir b. 1843 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. 1935. Children: 1) Þorkell b. 1877 2) Jón b. 1878 3) Sveinbjörn b. 1882 4) Guðjón b. 1883. Guðný had a daughter earlier, Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir b. 1867. They emigrated to Winnipeg, …
