Gestur Björnsson: Born in Dalasýsla on February 14, 1860. He drowned in Lake Manitoba on June 30, 1894. Spouse: Jóna Benediktsdóttir b. July 26, 1865 in Hjarðardal in Ísafjarðarsýsla. Children: 1) Benedikt 2) Halldóra 3) Björn 4) Gestur Oddfinnur. The family came west in 1892 and settled in the Argyle Settlement. Before long, they moved north to Lake Manitoba. Gestur …
Jón Janusson
Jón Janusson was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla in 1868. Spouse: Salóme Bjarnadóttir b. 1868 in Ísafjarðarsýsla. Children: They had 8 children who lived, four sons and four daughters. Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887 and Salóme arrived there in 1891. They settled in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1903 and took land near Foam Lake.
Jóna Benediktsdóttir
Jóna Benediktsdóttir was born in Ísafjarðarsýsla on July 26, 1864. She died in Iceland on December 21, 1942. Spouse: Gestur Björnsson b. in Dalasýsla on February 14, 1860, drowned in Lake Manitoba on June 30, 1894. Children: 1. Benedikt 2. Halldóra 3. Björn 4. Gestur Oddfinnur. The family came west in 1892 and moved to the Argyle Settlement. They did not …
Sigríður Jónsdóttir
Gabríel Gabríelsson
Gabríel Gabríelsson fæddist í Ísafjarðarsýslu 16. mars, 1865. Dáinn 11. ágúst, 1942. Maki: 1) Sigríður Hjálmarsdóttir f. 27. maí, 1861 í Ísafjarðarsýslu, d. 8. apríl, 1902 2) Margrét Guðmundsdóttir d. 18. mars, 1946. Börn: 1. Bæring f. í Theodore í Saskatchewan 21. desember, 1894 Gabriel flutti til Vesturheims árið 1890 og settist að í Manitoba.
Bjarni Kristjánsson
Bjarni Kristjánsson fæddist í Ísafjarðarsýslu árið 1839. Maki: Bjarney Guðmundsdóttir f. í Ísafjarðarsýslu árið 1846. Börn: 1. Guðmundur f. 1878 2. Guðrún Jónína f. 1881 3. Guðmundur Sigurður f. 1884 4. Gísli f. 1887. Þau fóru vestur til Winnipeg í Manitoba árið 1887 og settust að í Lundarbyggð. Fluttu þaðan í Siglunesbyggð árið 1889.
