Kristín Jónsdóttir was born on May 20, 1875 in Dalasýsla. She died in Winnipeg on October 17, 1949. Spouse: 1897 Pétur Erlendsson b. 1871 in S. Múlasýslu, d. July 2, 1954 in Manitoba. Children: 1. Guðrún 2. Guðný 3. Emil 4. Jón Magnús 5. Anna. Kristín came west in 1876 with her parents, Jón Þórðarson and Guðrún Jónasdóttir. They settled …
Rósbjörg Gunnlaugsdóttir
Rósbjörg Gunnlaugsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on January 18, 1869. Child. She came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1876 with her mother, the widow Herdís Jónsdóttir. She lived with her in New Iceland and later in Winnipeg.
Jón Þórðarson
Jón Þórðarson was born in Dalasýsla on September 23, 1843. Died in Manitoba on June 17, 1916. Spouse: 1) Guðrún Jónasdóttir b. October 28, 1843, d. December 12, 1901 2) Jóhanna Jónsdóttir b. August 26, 1862 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. Children: 1). Guðný b. 1869 2) Guðbjörg b. 1874 3) Kristín b. 1876 4) Kristján 5) Guðbjörg 6) Valgerður Jón and …
Jón Jónsson
Jón Jónsson was born on August 7, 1856 in Dalasýsla. He died in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 30, 1904. Spouse: Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir b. May 22, 1863, d. in 1960. Children: 1) Katrín, died at only one year of age 2) Sigþrúður Kristín Gísladóttir, foster daughter, d. August 18, 1906 3. Karl Hansson, Guðbjörg’s nephew. They emigrated by sea to Winnipeg, …
Kristján R Steingrímsson
Kristján Rósmann Steingrímsson was born in Dalasýsla on February 26, 1858. He died in Blaine on December 16, 1832. Kristjan R. Casper in the west. Spouse: 1) Kristbjörg Jónasdóttir b. in Dalasýsla 1859, d. in N. Dakota December 13, 1894. 2) April 7, 1904 Rósa Magnúsdóttir b. in Dalasýsla on October 15, 1882, d. in Blaine on January 11, 1944. …
Guðbrandur Guðbrandsson
Guðbrandur Guðbrandsson was born on October 9, 1864 in Dalasýsla. He died in Weyburn, Saskatchewan on February 6, 1943. Unmarried and childless. Guðbrandur came with his sister Guðbjörg and her husband Jón Jónsson in 1883 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He lived there for some time, then went to the Argyle settlement. He moved to the Þingvalla settlement in Saskatchewan in 1887 …
Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir
Guðbjörg Guðbrandsdóttir was born on May 22, 1863 in Snæfellsnessýsla. She died about 1960 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Spouse: 1) Jón Jónsson b. August 7, 1856 in Dalasýsla, d. in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 30, 1904 2) Vigfús Jónsson Vopni b. in N. Múlasýsla in 1872. Children: 1. Katrín, died just one year old. 2. Sigþrúður Kristín Gísladóttir, foster daughter, d. …
Ragnheiður Sigvaldadóttir
Ragnheiður Sigvaldadóttir was born in Mýrasýsla on November 26, 1843. She died at Betel retirement home in Gimli, May 26, 1918. Spouse: Þorleifur Andrésson b. 1820, d. April 23, 1893. Children: 1. Þóra b. July 5, 1879 2. Þórdís b. June 16, 1880 3. Andrea b. July 15, 1881 4. Ragnheiður b. September 18, 1884. Ragnheiður came west to Winnipeg, …
Guðný Jónsdóttir
Guðný Jónsdóttir was born on August 22, 1868 in Dalasýsla. She died in Manitoba on March 9, 1898. Spouse: Wagstaff, a Canadian. Children: 1. Charles Percy. It is likely that other children were born, but information on them is missing. Guðný came west in 1876 with her parents, Jón Þórðarson and Guðrún Jónasdóttir, who settled in the Argyle Settlement in …
Guðrún Jónasdóttir
Guðrún Jónasdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on October 28, 1843. She died in Manitoba on December 12, 1901. Spouse: Jón Þórðarson b. in Dalasýsla on September 23, 1843, d. in Manitoba on June 17, 1916 Children: 1. Guðný b. 1869 2. Guðbjörg b. 1874 3. Kristín b. 1876 4. Kristján 5. Guðbjörg 6. Valgerður Jón and Guðrún came west with …