Sigurður Pétursson was born on March 7, 1833 in Dalasýsla. He died in the Thingvalla Settlement in N. Dakota in 1912. Spouse: Magndís Magnúsdóttir b. October 21, 1821, d. in N. Dakota in 1889. Childless but Magndís had Jón b. 1843 with her first husband, Jón Þórðarson. They came west to Canada in 1883 and settled in the Thingvalla Settlement, …
Magndís Magnúsdóttir
Magndís Magnúsdóttir was born on October 21, 1821, d. in N. Dakota in 1889. Spouse: 1) Jón Þórðarson d. October 25, 1868 in Iceland 2) Sigurður Pétursson b. March 7, 1833 in Dalasýsla, d. in the Thingvalla Settlement in N. Dakota in 1912. Magndís had Jón b. 1843 with her first husband, Jón Þórðarson. They came west to Canada in …
Ragnheiður Eggertsdóttir
Ragnheiður Eggertsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on June 25, 1894. Spouse: A Canadian man Children: Information needed. Ragnheiður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1913 and lived there the rest of her life. She visited Iceland in 1930.
Hjálmar B Hjálmarsson
Guðmundur Guðmundsson
Guðmundur Henry Guðmundsson: Born in 1841 in Dalasýsla. He took the last name Johnson in the west. He died on December 16, 1898 in Minnesota. Spouse: Ásgerður Pétursdóttir b. August 21, 1851 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. Jóhannes (John) b. 1879; died 1967 2. Jacob b. 1882 3. María (Mary in the west) b. 1883 4. Aðalsteinn b. 1886; died 1889 …
Sturlaugur Guðbrandsson
Sturlaugur Guðbrandsson: He was born on December 30, 1850 in Strandasýsla but moved as a child with his parents to Dalasýsla. He took the name Sterling Gilbertson in the west. He died on March 13, 1939. Spouse: Áslaug Guðmundsdóttir b. August 1859 at Tjaldanes in Dalasýsla. She died in 1931. Children: Leifur b. March 13, 1878 2. Guðbrandur (Gilbert) b. …
Guðmundur Jónsson
Guðmundur Jónsson was born in Dalasýsla in December 1811. He died in 1878. He took the name Gudmundson in the west, while some of the family used the name Johnson. Spouse: 1) Gudrun Gudmundsdottir, b. 1804; d. Feb. 4, 1844 2) Holmfridur Jonsdottir b. Feb. 12, 1819; d. Nov. 16, 1859 3) Thuridur Halldorsdottir b. Dec. 29, 1806; d. Oct. 29, 1900 in …
Skarphéðinn Jónsson
Skarphéðinn Jónsson was born in Dalasýsla on November 20. 1866. He died in N. Dakota on March 29, 1925. He took the last name Snydal (Snædal) in the west. Spouse: January 22, 1898 Kristín Bjarnadóttir b. in Strandasýsla on June 27, 1879. Children: 1. Jón Baldvin (John Baldwin) b. February 3, 1899, d. March 9, 1951 2. Sigurður Bjarnhéðinn b. …
Bjarni Pétursson
Bjarni Pétursson was born in Dalasýsla on April 17, 1842. He died on December 25, 1879 in Mountain, ND. Spouse: Valgerður Sigurðardóttir b. September 22, 1853, d. May 26, 1929 in N. Dakota. Children: 1. Helga Kristín b. March 5, 1878 in Mikley in New Iceland. They came west as a newly married couple in 1876 and travelled to New …
Áslaug Guðmundsdóttir
Áslaug Guðmundsdóttir was born in 1859 at Tjaldanes in Dalasýsla. She died in 1931 in Minneota, Minnesota. Spouse: Sturlaugur Guðbrandsson b. December 30, 1850 in Strandasýsla. He took the name Sterling Gilbertson in the west. He died on March 13, 1939. Children: Leifur b. 1878 2. Guðbrandur (Gilbert) b. 1879 3. John b. 1882 4. Hólmfríður (Freda) b. 1886 5. Guðlaugur Hólm …