Ingigerður Jóhannesdóttir was born in the Fljóts Settlement on December 30, 1903. She was known as Inga Kaye with marriage. Spouse: September 11, 1930 David Andrew Kaye b. October 10, 1895. Childless. Ingigerður was the daughter of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. She grew up there, studied nursing at Grace Hospital in Winnipeg and …
Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir
Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir was born in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland on March 19, 1901. She had the name Guðrún Jónasson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Guðrún was the daugther of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. She grew up there and was a housekeeper for her brother Hermann in the Víðir Settlement. She …
Hjörtur Jóhannesson
Hjörtur Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on September 21, 1898. Spouse: November 16, 1938 Winnifred Hannah Richmond b. November 24, 1909. Children: 1. Mary Gwen b. July 26, 1940 2. Henry Jónas b. November 4, 1945 3. Sharon Grace b. March 28, 1947 4. William Einar b. October 28, 1949 5. Arnold Gordon b. October 24, 1951 6. …
Hermann Jóhannesson
Hermann Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on July 13, 1893. He died in Arborg on October 17, 1969. He had the last name Jónasson in the west. Unmarried and childless. He was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement. He was a farmer in the Víðir Settlement until 1961 when he …
Sigurður B Sigurðsson
Sigurður Bjarni Sigurðsson was born on July 6, 1900 in N. Dakota. He had the name Sigurður Bj. Sturlaugsson in the west. Spouse: June 28, 1925 in the Lake Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan, Rósa Kristbjörg Tryggvadóttir b. in Pembina, N. Dakota on October 2, 1898. Children: 1. Vermita Sigurrós b. June 23, 1934. Sigurður’s parents were Sigurður Jónasson (Sturlaugsson in …
Jónas Jóhannesson
Jónas Jóhannesson was born in the Fljóts Settlement on October 5, 1888. He died in the Fljóts Settlement on October 14, 1959. Unmarried and childless. Jónas was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir, early settlers in New Iceland in 1876. He worked on his father’s farm and then took it over after the father’s death. He managed the …
Kristín Jóhannesdóttir
Kristín Jóhannesdóttir was born on May 30, 1887 in the Fljóts Settlement in New Iceland. She died on November 16, 1947 in Manitoba. Unmarried and childless. Kristín was the daughter of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir who came west in 1876 and took land in New Iceland. Kristín lived a long time with her mother and was a midwife in …
Guðný Jóhannesdóttir
Guðný Jóhannesdóttir was born on April 1, 1883 in Winnipeg. She died in New Iceland on September 1, 1914. She took the last name Halldórsson with marriage. Spouse: April 1, 1910 Steingrímur Tryggvi Halldórsson b. in the Fljóts Settlement on December 1, 1877, d. July 16, 1926. He had the name Tryggvi Halldórsson in the west. Children: 1. Jóhannes b. …
Ólafur Jóhannesson
ÓlafurJóhannesson was born on November 6, 1878 in Mikley in New Iceland. He died in the Víðir Settlement on November 26, 1944. He had the last name Jónasson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Ólafur was the son of Jóhannes Jónasson and Halla Jónsdóttir in Mikley. He grew up with them at Jaðri in the Fljóts Settlement and moved with …
Þorsteinn Stefánsson
Þorsteinn Guðni Stefánsson was born on March 29, 1917 in Cypress River, Manitoba. He had the last name Johnson in the west. Spouse: April 14, 1943 Pálína Guðrún Þórðardóttir b. in the Árnes Settlement in New Iceland on July 10, 1914. She had the last name Pálsson in the west. Children: 1. Stephan Thor b. March 18, 1944 2. Linda …