Jósefína Rósa Jónsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on July 23, 1887. Child. She came west 1888 with her parents, Jón Gíslason and Halldóra Jósepsdóttir. They settled in the Hallson Settlement in N. Dakota. Little is known about Jósefína’s life in the west.
Þorbergur Þorvarðsson
Þorbergur Arinbjörn Þorvarðsson was born in Dalasýsla on November 28, 1888. He died in Winnipeg on September 6, 1915. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1911.
Jón Böðvarsson
Sigríður Jónasdóttir
Jóhannes Jónasson
Jóhannes Jónasson was born in Dalasýsla August 2, 1854. Died February 5, 1904 in New Iceland. Spouse: March 24, 1879. Halla Jónsdóttir b. in Mýrasýsla in 1859, d. December 16, 1929 in Víðir Settlement. Children: 1. Ólafur b. November 6, 1878, d. November 26, 1944 2. Þuríður b. 1880. Died in infancy 3. Guðný b. April 1, 1883, d. August 27, …
Björn Jósúason
Björn Jósúason was born on January 13, 1820 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: 1. Kristín Bjarnadóttir d. August 30, 1854 2. Anna Grímsdóttir d. October 16, 1859. Children: With Kristín: 1. Sigurður Jósúa b. November 11, 1838. With Guðríður Ólafsdóttir: 1. Björn b. May 11, 1867, d. 1895 in N. Dakota. Björn came west with his younger son and namesake, Björn, in …
Andrea Þorleifsdóttir
Andrea Þorleifsdóttir was born on July 15, 1881 in Dalasýsla. Unmarried and childless. She came west in 1900 with her mother, the widow Ragnheiður Sigvaldadóttir, and sisters: Þóra with her husband and their sons as well as Ragnheiður and Þórdís. They settled in Winnipeg and in New Iceland in Manitoba. Andrea live in the Argyle Settlement a number of years.
Halla Arngrímsdóttir
Halla Arngrímsdóttir was born in Dalasýsla on August 12, 1871. She died in Alberta on March 13, 1966. Spouse: Jón Böðvarsson b. December 3, 1866 in Dalasýsla, d. in Alberta on June 3, 1936. Children: 1. Arngrímur b. June 29, 1895 2. Margrét b. August 17, 1896 3. Steinþór Hermann b. February 9, 1900 4. Ólöf Arnbjörg b. January 25, 1902 …
Ásgeir Tómasson
Ásgeir Tómasson was born on August 9, 1857 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: Valgerður Eiríksdóttir b. in Barðastrandarsýsla in 1856. Children: 1. Margrét b. 1880 2. Octavíus Ingigeir 3. Valdimar Hjörtur. They came west to Winnipeg in 1882 and from there moved south to N. Dakota. In 1890, the family moved west to Calgary, Alberta, lived there a few years, then moved …
Valgerður Eiríksdóttir
Valgerður Eiríksdóttir was born in Barðastrandarsýsla in 1856. Spouse: Ásgeir Tómasson b. August 9, 1857 in Dalasýsla. Children: 1. Margrét b. 1880 2. Octavíus Ingigeir 3. Valdimar Hjörtur. They came west to Winnipeg in 1882 and from there moved south to N. Dakota. In 1890, the family moved west to Calgary, Alberta, lived there a few years, then moved to the …
