Ásmundur Ásmundsson: Born in 1845 in Þistilfjord in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. Died in 1924 in Manitoba. Spouse: 1875 Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir born in Þingeyjarsýsla in 1826. She died in 1911 in Manitoba. Childless. They came west in 1883 and took land in the Argyle Settlement, living there several years before selling the land and moving to Baldur. They lived with family and …
Ólafur Gabríelsson
Ólafur Gabríelsson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1819. Ólafur came west alone to Canada in 1887. Little is known of his life in the west.
Tryggvi Ólafsson
Tryggvi Ólafsson was born in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1858. Spouse: Berglaug Guðmundsdóttir b. at Flaga in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1854 Children: 1. Ólína 2. Abigael 3. Soffía 4. Gunnar Jóhann, all born in the west. They came west in 1882 and settled in Grafton, N. Dakota. They moved to Canada in 1892 and took land in the …
Guðleif Stefánsdóttir
Guðleif Stefánsdóttir was born on July 28, 1862 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla. She died on October 29, 1910 in the Vallar Settlement in Saskatchewan. She took the last name Einarson in the west. Spouse: Benjamín Einarsson b. May 1, 1864, d. August 31, 1904 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Líneik b. September 25, 1892 2. Höskuldur 3. Bismarck 4. Laufey 5. Parmis. …
Berglaug Guðmundsdóttir
Berglaug Guðmundsdóttir was born at Flöga in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1854. Spouse: Tryggvi Ólafsson d. in Þistilfjörður in N. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1858. Children: 1. Ólína b. 1883, d. March 16, 1937 2. Abigael 3. Soffía 4. Gunnar Jóhann, all born in the west. They also took in as a foster child Halldóra Jónsdóttir b. in the Hóla settlement …
Árni Sigfússon
Kristján Þorvaldsson
Kristján Þorvaldsson fæddist árið 1902 í N. Þingeyjarsýslu. Hann var settur í fóstur til Sigfúsar Árnasonar og fór vestur til Kanada með honum og fjölskyldu hans árið 1885. Kristján nam seinna land í Vatnabyggð í Saskacthewan og bjó í Foam Lake byggð.