Finnur Stefánsson was born on September 1, 1857 in Reykholtsdalur in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Spouse: Ingveldur Þorsteinsdóttir b. in Mýrasýsla on March 16, 1857, d. in Winnipeg on January 6, 1930. Children: They had 6 children in the west; information missing. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1877 and arrived there on July 31st. They lived the rest of their lived …
Ingveldur Þorsteinsdóttir
Ingveldur Þorsteinsdóttir was born in Mýrasýsla on March 16, 1857. She died in Winnipeg on January 6, 1930. Spouse: Finnur Stefánsson b. September 1, 1857 in Reykholtsdalur in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Children: They had 6 children born in the west; information is missing. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1877 and arrived there on July 31st. They lived there the rest …
Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson was born in Reykholtsdal in Borgarfjarðarsýsla July 14, 1852 Spouse: 1881 Ólafía Stefánsdóttir b. July 20, 1859 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Children: 1. Stefanía Jónína b. 1884 2. Jón b. 1885 3. Ólöf Emilía 4. Þórunn 5. Stefán 6. Halldór They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and took land in the Þingvalla settlement in Saskatchewan the same year.
Ólafía Stefánsdóttir
Ólafía Stefánsdóttir was born on July 20, 1859 in Kalmannstunga in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Spouse: 1881. Björn Jónsson b. in Reykholtsdal in Borgarfjarðarsýsla July 14, 1852 Children: 1. Stefanía Jónína b. 1884 2. Jón b. 1885 3. Ólöf Emilía 4. Þórunn 5. Stefán 6. Halldór They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and took land in the Þingvalla settlement in Saskatchewan …
Stefanía Björnsdóttir
Stefanía Jónína Björnsdóttir was born in 1884 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Spouse: September 17, 1923 Hjörtur Leó Jónasson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on January 6, 1875, d. in Lundar on May 5, 1931. He was known as Reverend Hjörtur Leo Jónasson in the west. Spouse: 1. Hjörtur Björn Jónas. Stefanía was the daughter of Björn Jónsson and Ólafía Stefánsdóttir in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, who moved …
Gísli Tómasson
Gísli Tómasson was born in 1837 in Mýrasýsla. Spouse: Margrét Jónsdóttir b. 1831 in Mýrasýsla. Children: 1. Hallfríður b. 1865 2. Katrín b. 1867. They emigrated west to Ontario, Canada in 1882 and travelled on to Muskoka. They moved to the Icelandic settlement in Cardwell Township in 1899.