Guðlín Þórlaug Guðmundsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on March 10, 1886. She died in Alberta in 1962. Spouse: Friðrik Kjartan Kristjánsson b. in the west. Children: 1. Elín Lilja 2. Kjartan 3. Guðmundur Gordon 4. Friðrik Franklín 5. Lyla. Guðlín came west to Canada in 1887 with her parents, Guðmundur Illugason and Elín Jónsdóttir, pioneer settlers in Alberta. They lived …
Gunnar Guðmundsson
Gunnar Guðmundsson was born on July 20, 1849 in Dalasýsla. He died in Gimli in New Iceland on February 12, 1910. He took the last name Goodman in the west. Spouse: 1) Sigríður Árnadóttir b. in Strandasýsla on June 15, 1861. 2) Þorbjörg Erlendsdóttir b. February 11, 1860 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla. Children: With Sigríður: 1. Sigríður Helga b. October 31, 1886. …
Sigríður Árnadóttir
Sigríður Árnadóttir was born in Strandasýsla on June 15, 1861. Spouse: Gunnar Guðmundsson b. July 20, 1849 in Dalasýsla, d. in Gimli in New Iceland on February 12, 1910. He took the last name Goodman in the west. Children: 1. Sigríður Helga b. October 31, 1886. Gunnar and Sigríður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 where Sigríður died before …
Björn Björnsson
Björn Björnsson was born in Strandasýsla on April 25, 1867. He died in Alberta on January 26, 1931. Spouse: Margrét Gísladóttir b. 1875 in S. Múlasýsla, d. in Markerville on March 22, 1909. Children: 1. Anna b. 1891, d. 1958 2. Guðbjörg Þórdís b. 1894, d. 1971 3. Björn b. 1896, d. 1963 4. Guðrún Helga b. 1897, d. 1992 …
Finnur Jónsson
Finnur Jónsson was born in Strandasýsla on March 6, 1868. He died in New Iceland on January 21, 1955. Spouse: November 4, 1894 Guðrún Ásgeirsdóttir b. February 17, 1868 in Borgarfjarðarsýsla, d. in Winnipeg on June 23, 1948. Children: 1. Ásgeir 2. Ragnar. Finnur came west to Winnipeg in 1893, Guðrún had arrived there the year before. They always lived …
Guðni Tómasson
Jóhann Guðmundsson
Jóhann Guðmundsson fæddist í Húnavatnssýslu árið 1870. Tók föðurnafnið Sveinsson vestra en mest þekktur sem Joe Swanson. Maki: Borghildur Finnsdóttir f. í Vesturheimi, dóttir Finns Bjarnasonar landnámsmanns í Álftárdalsbyggð. Jóhann fór vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1887. Hann bjó í N. Dakota nálægt Hallson í fyrstu, dvaldi svo á ýmsum stöðum þar um slóðir uns hann flutti í Álftardalsbyggðina …
Oddleifur Sigurðsson
Oddleifur Sigurðsson was born on September 8, 1826 in Dalasýsla. He died in New Iceland in 1876. Spouse: 1) Margrét Þórðardóttir d. October 17, 1860 2) Una Stefánsdóttir b. 1827, d. August 9,1906. Children: With Margrét: 1. Þórður, did not go west 2. Sigurður b. 1861. With Una: 1. Stefán b. 1864, d. 1903 in New Iceland 2. Gestur b. …
Jón Sigurðsson
Jón Sigurðsson was born in Strandasýsla October 28, 1831. He died in N. Dakota in 1881. Spouse: Hallbera Hjaltadóttir b. in Strandasýsla September 12, 1831, d. in N. Dakota in 1896. Children: Sigurður b. in 1864. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and may have gone to New Iceland the same year. They moved to Mountain, N. Dakota …
Hallbera Hjaltadóttir
Hallbera Hjaltadóttir was born in Strandasýsla September 12, 1831, d. in N. Dakota February 3, 1896. Spouse: Jón Sigurðsson b. in Strandasýsla October 28, 1831, d. in N. Dakota in 1881. Children: Sigurður b. in 1864. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and may have gone to New Iceland the same year. They moved to Mountain, N. Dakota in …
