Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on October 21, 1875. Spouse: 1896 Sveinn Ólafsson b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on August 17, 1869, d. in Saskatchewan on September 5, 1952. Children: 1. Guðbrandur Jóhann b. in Akureyri on July 2, 1896 2. Baldur b. September 14, 1898 3. Joseph b. December 22, 1912. They came west across the ocean in 1902, were …
Guðbrandur Sveinsson
Guðbrandur Sveinsson was born on July 2, 1896 in Akureyri in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. Spouse: November 25, 1956 Kristín Þorgerður Jónsdóttir b. October 9, 1904. She had the last name Borgfjörð in the west. Childless. Guðbrandur was the son of Sveinn Ólafsson and Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir, farmers in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). He joined the Canadian Army in 1917 and participated in various …
Baldur Sveinsson
Baldur Sveinsson was born on September 14, 1898 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. He died on March 16, 1947 in Saskatchewan. He had the last name Ólafsson in the west. Spouse: Magnea Sigmarsdóttir b. in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan. Children: 1. Kristín 2. Málfríður 3. Jóhanna. Baldur was the son of Sveinn Ólafsson and Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). …
