Ólafur Jakob Halldórsson was born in Dalasýsla on April 22, 1875. Unmarried and childless Jakob came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents, Halldór Jakobsson and Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, in 1876 and moved with them to New Iceland but then went to N. Dakota. He accompanied his uncle Ólafur Jakobsson from the Mouse River Settlement north to the Álftárdal (Swan River …
Una Stefánsdóttir
Una Stefánsdóttir was born in 1827 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died on August 9, 1906. Spouse: Oddleifur Sigurðsson b. September 8, 1826 in Dalasýsla, d. in New Iceland in 1876. Children: 1. Stefán b. 1864, d. 1903 in New Iceland 2. Gestur b. 1867 3. Ingibjörg b. 1868. Oddleifur also had Sigurður with his first wife. They came west in 1874 …
Daníel Jónsson
Daníel Jónsson was born in Strandasýsla on November 30, 1856. He died in N. Dakota on April 16, 1942. Spouse: Kristín Jóhannesdóttir b. 1859 in Húnavatnssýsla. Children: 1. Ragnheiður 2. Herdís 3. Kristjana 4. Benjamin Franklin. Daníel came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and went on from there to the Beaulieu Settlement west of Hallson, N. Dakota. Kristín and …
Ingibjörg Oddleifsdóttir
Ingibjörg Oddleifsdóttir was born on July 17, 1867 in Strandasýsla. She died on March 2, 1949 in Winnipeg. Spouse: Ari Jónsson, d. October 9, 1922 in Winnipeg. He took the last name Johnson in the west. He could be the son of Elísabet Þorláksdóttir who came west in 1874 with Björg and Ari. Children: Information needed. Ingibjörg came to Canada …
Eggert Guðmundsson
Eggert Guðmundsson was born in 1855 in Húnavatnssýsla. He died in N. Dakota on June 26, 1933. Spouse: 1) Solveig Jónsdóttir d. in Iceland 1880 2) Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir b. February 21, 1858 in Strandasýsla, d. March 28, 1932. Children: With Sigurlaug: 1. Solveig. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and took land in the Beaulieu Settlement west of …
Gestur Oddleifsson
Gestur Oddleifsson: Born in Strandasýsla on January 24, 1868. He died in the Geysir Settlement on December 31, 1942. Spouse: 1885 Þórey Stefánsdóttir b. July 2, 1867 in N. Múlasýsla, d. October 15, 1946. Children: 1. Oddleifur 2. Una 3. Stefanía Sigurbjörg 4. Ingibjörg Arin 5. Gestur Stefán 6. Sigurður Óskar b. December 7, 1895 7. Þórey Sigríður 8. Sigurbergur …
Halldór Jakobsson
Halldór Jakobsson was born on September 27, 1840 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Guðrún Ólafsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla in 1838, d. May 27, 1915 in Saskatchewan. Children: 1. Jakob Ólafur b. April 22, 1875 2. Jóhann b. in the west They came to New Iceland in 1876 but then moved to Mountain, N. Dakota. They later moved to Mouse River and then …
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla in 1838, d. May 27, 1915 in Saskatchewan. Spouse: Halldór Jakobsson b. September 27, 1840 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. Jakob Ólafur b. April 2, 1875 2. Jóhann b. in the west They came west to New Iceland in 1876 but their path led them to Mountain, N. Dakota. They later moved to Mouse River and …
Daði Jónsson
Daði Jónsson was born on August 21, 1867 in Strandasýsla. He died in Pembina, N. Dakota on November 22, 1934. Spouse: Björg Guðmundsdóttir b. 1862 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. in Garðar, N. Dakota on May 25, 1944. Children: Information missing. Daði came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 with his mother Gróa Daðadóttir. He settled in N. Dakota and took land …
Gísli Jónsson
Gísli Jónsson was born in Strandasýsla on December 10, 1848. He died in Manitoba on June 14, 1924. Spouse: 1) Anna Einarsdóttir d. 1890 2) Kristín Jóhannsdóttir of Snæfellsnessýsla. Children: With Anna: 1. Anna. With Kristín: 1. Gróa. Gísli had a daughter, Sigríður, b. 1876 with Svanhildur Þórðardóttir, listed as a friend; they were accompanied by his mother-in-law to the …