Skúli Albertsson
Albert Gíslason
Albert Gíslason was born in Dalasýsla on March 23, 1835. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 5, 1906. Spouse: Guðríður Guðmundsdóttir b. February 25, 1835 in Dalasýsla, d. July 6, 1921 in Milwaukee. Children: 1. Elínborg b. November 2, 1859 2. Borghildur b. December 4, 1863 3. Skúli b. December 6, 1868 4. Jófríður b. May 28, 1871 5. …
Guðríður Guðmundsdóttir
Guðríður Guðmundsdóttir was born on February 25, 1835 in Dalasýsla. She died on July 6, 1921 in Milwaukee. Spouse: Albert Gíslason b. in Dalasýsla on March 23, 1835, d. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on November 5, 1906. Children: 1. Elínborg b. November 2, 1859 2. Borghildur b. December 4, 1863 3. Skúli b. December 6, 1868 4. Jófríður b. May 28, 1871 …
Borghildur Albertsdóttir
Borghildur Albertsdóttir was born on December 4, 1863 in Dalasýsla. Child. She came west to the United States in 1874 with her parents, Albert Gíslason and Guðríður Guðmundsdóttir. They settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where they lived for a long time and both Albert and Guðríður carried their bones there. He died in 1906 and she in 1921. It must therefore …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born on November 22, 1867 in Dalasýsla. He took the last name Breiðfjörð in the west. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Canada in 1887 and first traveled to New York. From there, his path led him to N. Dakota where he worked in retail, but he stopped that and started farming. He worked in agriculture …
Kristófer Níelsson
Kristófer Níelsson was born in Dalasýsla on February 22, 1880. He died in Chicago in May 1927. He took the name Christopher Johnston in the west. Unmarried and childless. Kristófer was the son of Jórunn Jónsdóttir, a housekeeper at Sælingsdal and Níels Árnason, a farmer at Stóra-Múla in Saurbæ. Three years old was Kristófer when he came to Canada, but …
Sigríður Jónsdóttir
Sigríður Jónsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on November 14, 1881. Spouse: Vilhjálmur Oddsson d. March 22, 1942 in Reykjavík. Childless. Sigríður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1903. She returned to Iceland in 1907.
Stefán Davíðsson
Stefán Davíðsson was born in Dalasýsla on June 27, 1849. He died in Iceland on August 22, 1922. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 and was in New Iceland for a few years. He then moved south to the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota. He moved back to Iceland in 1909.
