Bergur Bjarnason was born in Dalasýsla on June 8, 1854. He died in Manitoba in 1906. Unmarried and childless. Bergur came west to Canada after 1880 and moved to Manitoba. There he worked on one thing and another, mostly on the railroad.
Margrét Einarsdóttir
Margrét Einarsdóttir was born on June 28, 1823 in Dalasýsla. She died in Winnipeg in 1885. Spouse: 1) Jón Jónsson d. April 27, 1859 2) Sigurður Sigurðsson b. May 31, 1833 in Dalasýsla, d. in Manitoba on August 8, 1909. Children: With her first husband: 1. Einar b. 1849 2. Setselja b. 1953 3. Margrét b. 1857. There were no …
Sigurður Sigurðsson
Sigurður Sigurðsson was born on May 31, 1833 in Dalasýsla. He died in Manitoba on August 8, 1909. Spouse: 1) Margrét Egilsdóttir d. May 21, 1860 2) Margrét Einarsdóttir b. June 28, 1823, d. in Winnipeg in 1885. Children: With his first wife: 1. Jóhannes b. May 18, 1857 2. Ingibjörg b. May 8, 1858, d. December 13, 1928 3. …
Bergjón Jónsson
Bergjón Jónsson was born on October 1, 1863 in Dalasýsla. He took the name Bergjón J. Pétursson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Bergjón was the son of Jón Pétursson and Þorbjörn Hannesdóttir. He was taken in as a foster child by Sigurður Sigurðsson and Margrét Einarsdóttir and went west with them across the ocean in 1883. They came to …
Ólína K Andrésdóttir
Ólína K Andrésdóttir was born on October 26, 1857 in Dalasýsla. She died in Toronto on January 12, 1925. Spouse: Benedikt Oddsson b. in Dalasýsla on December 23, 1837. Children: 1. Ólafía Oktavía b. October 24, 1880 2. Unidentified daughter b. in the west; married J. L. Law in Toronto. Benedikt had these children with his first wife: 1. Pétur b. …
Anna S Kristjánsdóttir
Anna Soffía Kristjánsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 28, 1854. She died on February 22, 1944. Spouse: 1884 Jón Sigfússon b. in S. Múlasýsla on October 2, 1862, d. August 5, 1936 in the Lundar Settlement. He took the name John Sigfusson in the west. Children: 1. Kristjana d. February 24, 1922 2. Júlíana b. July 3, 1887, d. May …
Áslaug Einarsdóttir
Áslaug Einarsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on June 29, 1879. She died in Winnipeg on December 3, 1899. Unmarried and childless. Áslaug came west to Winnipeg in 1883 with her parents, Einar Einarsson and Soffía Guðbrandsdóttir. She grew up in her father’s house in Winnipeg along with her siblings who were born there.
Ásgerður Jónsdóttir
Ásgerður Kristín Jónsdóttir was born on October 15, 1875 in Dalasýsla. She died on October 4, 1964 at Betel retirement home in Gimli. Spouse: Oddur Guðbrandsson b. July 5, 1878 in Snæfellsnessýsla, d. in Winnipeg on August 23, 1956. He took the last name Brandson in the west. Children: 1. Karl (Carl) Vilhjálmur b. November 16, 1904 2. Bjarni (Barney) b. …
Oddur Guðbrandsson
Oddur Guðbrandsson was born on July 5, 1878 in Snæfellsnessýsla. He died in Winnipeg on August 23, 1956. He took the last name Brandson in the west. Spouse: Ásgerður Kristín Jónsdóttir b. October 15, 1875 in Dalasýsla, d. October 4, 1964 at Betel retirement home in Gimli. Children: 1. Karl (Carl) Vilhjálmur b. November 16, 1904 2. Bjarni (Barney) b. …
Árnína I Hallsdóttir
Árnína Ingibjörg Hallsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on October 4, 1898. Child. She was the daughter of Hallur Þorvarðarson and Margrét Árnadóttir who came west shortly before 1900. She moved with her parents to New Iceland and died a short time later.