Arinbjörn Björnsson
Arinbjörn Björnsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1869. He took the name Arinbjorn Bjornson in the west. Unmarried and childless. Arinbjörn was the son of Björn Sigvaldason. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his brother Jóhann and sisters Þórunn and Ingibjörg. He took land in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) near Kandahar, Saskatchewan in 1904, the same year as his …
Þóra Bergsdóttir
Þóra Bergsdóttir was born on August 22, 1866 in Strandasýsla. She died on May 9, 1955 in Gimli. Spouse: Daníel Pétursson b. in Húnavatnssýsla on October 29, 1874, d. February 4, 1971 at Betel in Gimli. Children: 1. Eymundur b. June 4, 1897 2. Kristín Ketilríður b. 1899, d. 4 years old 3. Jóhanna Bergþóra b. March 21, 1901 4. …
