Sigríður Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on January 11, 1883. She died in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota on November 7, 1899. Child. Sigríður came west to Winnipeg in 1887 with her parents, Halldór Jóhanneson and Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir. Halldór drowned in the Red River in 1895 and it is believed that Sigríður was taken in and fostered by relatives …
Þuríður Halldórsdóttir
Þuríður Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on March 6, 1884. Child. She came west to Manitoba in 1887 with her parents, Halldór Jóhannesson and Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir, and siblings. The family settled in Selkirk. Information is missing on Þuríður’s life in the west.
Einar Jónsson
Einar Jónsson was born on April 17, 1849. He died in Winnipeg on February 14, 1889. Unmarried and childless. He emigrated west to Ontario, Canada and was in Kinmount the first year. He moved to Lockeport, Nova Scotia and then in 1880 to Winnipeg.
Helga Jósepsdóttir
Helga Jósepsdóttir was born on January 6, 1876 in Dalasýsla. She died on October 6, 1970 Spouse: November 19, 1902 Jóhann Bjarnason b. in Víðidal in Húnavatnssýsla in 1866, d. January 18, 1940. He was known as Rev. Jóhann Bjarnason in the west. Children: 1. Bjarni Archbald b. February 6, 1905 2. Jóhann Franklin b. June 23, 1907 3. Stefanía Jóhanna …
Sturlaugur Bjarnason
Sturlaugur Bjarnason was born on January 6, 1822 in Dalasýsla. He died in Mountain, N. Dakota on April 6, 1907. Spouse: Halldóra Halldórsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on June 7, 1828. Children: 1. Jónas b. December 25, 1852 2. Kristín b. April 21, 1859 3. Guðbjörg b. December 12, 1862 4. Bjarni b. November 22, 1864. Other children of theirs did …
Halldóra Halldórsdóttir
Halldóra Halldórsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on June 7, 1828. Spouse: Sturlaugur Bjarnason b. January 6, 1822 in Dalasýsla, d. in Mountain, N. Dakota on April 6, 1907. Children: 1. Jónas b. December 25, 1852 2. Kristín b. April 21, 1859 3. Guðbjörg b. December 12, 1862 4. Bjarni b. November 22, 1864. Other children did not come west. They came …
Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Guðrún Jónsdóttir was born on October 13, 1858 in Snæfellsnessýsla. She died in N. Dakota in 1925. Spouse: Jóhannes Halldórsson b. January 21, 1834 in Dalasýsla, d. in N. Dakota in 1920. Children: 1. Elízabet b. 1887, d. 1925 2. Kolþerna 3. Helga. Jóhannes, Guðrún and Elísabet came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1891 and moved from there to the Akra …
Daði Þorleifsson
Daði Þorleifsson was born on August 25, 1832 in Dalasýsla. He died in 1899. Spouse: Kristín Eiríksdóttir b. May 16, 1839 in the same sýsla, d. September 4, 1909. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1859 2 Jónas b. 1876 3. Steinunn b. 1879 They came west in 1886 and settled in N. Dakota. Daði died there, Kristín then moved to New …
Kristín Eiríksdóttir
Kristín Eiríksdóttir was born on May 16, 1839 in Dalasýsla. She died on September 4, 1909. Spouse: Daði Þorleifsson b. August 25, 1832 in Dalasýsla, d. 1899. Children: 1. Kristín b. 1859 2 Jónas b. 1876 3. Steinunn b. 1879 They came west in 1886 and settled in N. Dakota. Daði died there; Kristín then moved to New Iceland and …
Jónas Daðason
Eiríkur Jónas Daðason was born in Dalasýsla on August 24, 1876. Child. He came west in 1886 with his parents, Daði Þorleifsson and Kristín Eiríksdóttir. They settled in N. Dakota where Daði died in 1899. Kristín moved north a short time later to the Geysir Settlement in New Iceland and Jónas moved there with her.