Jófríður Þorkelsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on November 1, 1893. She had the name Freda Boyles with marriage. Spouse: Turner Boyles, an American. Childless, but they raised a niece and a nephew of Turner’s. Jófríður was the daughter of Þorkell Jónsson and Ingveldur Bjarnadóttir who came west with their four oldest children in 1899 and settled in the Lundar Settlement …
Jón Þorkelsson
Jón Þorkelsson was born in Dalasýsla on August 18, 1892. He took the name John Thorkelson in the west. Spouse: Lucy Scott, of Canadian family. Children: 1. Wilma Joy. Jón came west to Winnipeg in 1899 with his parents, Þorkell Jónsson and Ingveldur Bjarnadóttir. They settled in the Lundar Settlement and that is where Jón grew up. He became a …
Sveinn Guðmundsson
Sveinn Guðmundsson was born in Dalasýsla on January 14, 1853. Unmarried and childless. Sveinn came west across the sea in 1878. Information on Sveinn in the west is needed.
Guðmundur Ormsson
Guðlaugur Magnússon
Guðlaugur Magnússon was born on November 21, 1848 in Dalasýsla. He died in New Iceland on December 25, 1917. Spouse: April 12, 1898 Henrietta Vilhelmína Clausen b. 1860 in Gullbringusýsla. Children: Henrietta had two sons with her first husband: 1. Marteinn Friðrik 2. Karl Victor. Guðlaugur came west to Ontario, Canada in 1874 and was in Kinmount the first year. …
Benjamín Jónsson
Benjamín Jónsson was born in Dalasýsla on November 11, 1847. He died in New Iceland on August 19, 1896. Spouse: Steinunn Jónsdóttir b. July 17, 1837, d. in Winnipeg on April 14, 1906. Children: 1. Skúli b. September 4, 1879, d. January 8, 1970 2. Ingveldur Guðný b. April 24, 1881. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1883 and …
Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Steinunn Jónsdóttir was born on July 17, 1837 in Dalasýsla. She died in Winnipeg on April 14, 1906. Spouse: Benjamín Jónsson b. in Dalasýsla on November 11, 1847, d. in New Iceland on August 19, 1896. Children: 1. Skúli b. September 4, 1879, d. January 8, 1970 2. Ingveldur Guðný b. April 24, 1881. They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in …
Valgerður Sigurðardóttir
Valgerður Sigurðardóttir was born on September 22, 1853 in Dalasýsla. She died on May 26, 1929 in N. Dakota. Spouse: 1) Bjarni Pétursson b. in Dalasýsla April 17, 1842, d. December 25, 1879 in Mountain, ND. 2) June 17, 1884 Pétur Jónsson Hillman b. 1853 in Skagafjarðarsýsla, d. in N. Dakota July 29, 1926. Children: With Bjarni: 1. Helga Kristín b. …
Sigurður Ormsson
Sigurður Ormsson was born in Dalasýsla on June 20, 1845. Spouse: Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir b. 1840 in Snæfellsnessýsla. Children: 1. Jóhannes b. October 13, 1874 2. Guðmundur b. August 12, 1877. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1881 and moved south to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota.
Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir
Þuríður Jóhannesdóttir was born in 1840 in Snæfellsnessýsla. Spouse: Sigurður Ormsson b. in Dalasýsla on June 20, 1845. Children: 1. Jóhannes b. October 13, 1874 2. Guðmundur b. August 12, 1877. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1881 and moved south to the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota.