Björn Jónsson

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Björn Jónsson was born in Gullbringusýsla in 1845. Unmarried and childless. Björn was the son of Jón Illugason and Metta Jónsdóttir. His nickname was Metta-Björn, son of Metta. He emigrated west with Páll Þorláksson in 1872 and was last seen in Michigan.

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Ingibjörg Sæmundsdóttir

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Ingibjörg Sæmundsdóttir was born in 1885 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: Guðmundur Sigurbjörnsson was born in N. Dakota. Guðmundur moved to the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1908. Ingibjörg was the daughter of Sæmundur Sigurðsson and Steinunn Arinbjarnardóttir who came west from Gullbringusýsla in 1893.

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Agnes Magnúsdóttir

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Agnes Magnúsdóttir was born in Árnessýsla in 1868. She died in a fire in the Geysir settlement in 1936. Spouse: 1895 Jón Pálsson b. in Rangárvallasýsla on April 12, 1863, d. in New Iceland on March 24, 1948. He took the last name Vatnsdal in the west. Childless, but they raised three foster children: 1. Lára Ósk Þorsteinsdóttir Bergman b. …

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Magnús Narfason

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Magnús Narfason was born on June 1, 1853 in Gullbringusýsla. He died in New Iceland in 1931. Spouse: Emerentíana Jónsdóttir b. December 6, 1855 in W. Skaftafellssýsla, d. March 30, 1912. Children: 1. Guðmundur Narfi b. February 25, 1895 2.Guðjón Erlendur b. September 17, 1896. Three additional children died in childhood. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and …

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Þorsteinn Sæmundsson

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Þorsteinn Sæmundsson was born in Gullbringusýsla February 22, 1874. Died in Winnipeg April 13, 1959. Borgfjord in Canada. Spouse: May 18, 1895 Guðrún Þórðardóttir b. in Reykjavík June 12, 1877 , d. November 7, 1944. Children: 1. Helgi Ingiberg b. 1901, d. 1901 2. Helgi Ingiberg (Ingi) b. November 11, 1903, d. 1957 3. Þorsteinn Björgvin (Steini) b. 1906, d.1971 4. …

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Sæmundur Jónsson

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Sæmundur Jónsson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1847. He took the last name Borgfjörð in the west. Spouse: Helga Gísladóttir b. 1841 in Mýrarsýsla, d. 1902 in the Siglunes Settlement in Manitoba. Children: 1. Jón b. 1866 2. Þorsteinn b. 1874 3. Ingibjörg b. 1880, d. 1902 4. Gísli. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and settled in …

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Jón Sæmundsson

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Jón Sæmundsson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1865. He took the last name Borgfjord in the west. Spouse: Árnína Árnadóttir b. 1875 in Hnappadalssýsla. Children: 1. Helgi 2. Jón 3. Ingibjörg. Jón came west to Winnipegin 1886 with his parents, Sæmundur Jónsson and Helga Gísladóttir. He was in Duluth, Minnesota a number of years, then moved to Manitoba, and in …

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Helga Gísladóttir

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Helga Gísladóttir was born in 1841 in Mýrarsýsla. She died in 1902 in Siglunes, Manitoba. Spouse: Sæmundur Jónsson b. in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1847. He took the last name Borgfjörð in the west. Children: 1. Jón b. 1866 2. Þorsteinn b. 1874 3. Ingibjörg b. 1880, d. 1902 4. Gísli. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and settled in the …

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Gísli Sæmundsson

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