Björg Jónsdóttir was born in Snæfellsnessýsla on August 4, 1876. She died on March 3, 1938 in Vancouver. Spouse: Jón H Jónsson b. August 10, 1873 in Mýrasýsla, d. June 5, 1958 in Vancouver. Children: 1. Þorbjörg 2. Kristín. Björg came west to Winnipeg in 1885 with her parents, Jón Jónsson and Þorbjörg Guðmundsdóttir, and siblings. They settled in New …
Ásmundur Sveinbjörnsson
Ásmundur Sveinbjörnsson was born on February 14, 1886 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. He took the last name Loptson in the west. Spouse: 1908 Kristín Álfheiður Guðmundsdóttir b. 1888 in Gullbringusýsla Ásmundur was a year old when he came with his parents and siblings in 1887 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He grew up in the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan. At a young age he …
Sigríður Sveinbjarnardóttir
Sigríður Sveinbjarnardóttir was born on September 16, 1884 in Hnappadalssýsla. She died in British Columbia on June 1, 1960. Spouse: February 14, 1908 Eyjólfur Gunnarsson b. August 4, 1876 in Árnessýsla, d. January 1, 1962. Children: 1. Sveinbjörn 2. Gunnar 3. Eyjólfur 4. Steinunn 5. Ólafur Ingvar. Sigríður came west to Canada in 1887 with her parents, Sveinbjörn Loftsson and …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born in Dalasýsla on April 27, 1840. He died in Manitoba on January 7, 1908. Spouse: Þorbjörg Guðmundsdóttir b. October 15, 1844 in Dalasýsla, d. October 26, 1923. Children: 1. Jóhann b. 1874 2. Björg b. 1877 3. Guðjón b. 1879 4. Guðmundur b. 1881 5. Katrín b. 1884 6. Ólafur Valdimar b. December 18, 1897. They …
Þorbjörg Guðmundsdóttir
Þorbjörg Guðmundsdóttir was born on October 15, 1844 in Dalasýsla. She died on October 26, 1923 in the Lundar Settlement. Spouse: Jón Jónsson b. in Dalasýsla on April 27, 1840, d. in Manitoba on January 7, 1908. Children: 1. Jóhann b. 1874 2. Björg b. August 4, 1876 3. Guðjón b. 1879 4. Guðmundur b. 1881 5. Katrín b. 1884 …
