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 …
Björn Björnsson
Björn Björnsson was born on May 11, 1867 in Dalasýsla. He died in the Akra Settlement in N. Dakota in 1895. Unmarried and childless. Björn came west to Ontario, Canada in 1874 with his father, Björn Jósúason. A year later, they moved west to Manitoba and settled in New Iceland. They moved from there south to N. Dakota and settled …
Margrét Ásgeirsdóttir
Margrét Ásgeirsdóttir was born on November 26, 1876 in Dalasýsla. Spouse: C. A. Fisher, a Canadian man. Children: Information missing. Margrét came west to Canada in 1882 with her parents, Ásgeir Tómasson and Valgerður Eiríksdóttir. They first spent some time in Winnipeg, moved south to N. Dakota, and lastly moved west to Calgary, Alberta in 1890. Further information about Margrét …
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Hjálmar Jóhannesson
Hjálmar Jóhannesson: Born in 1858 in Dalasýsla. He died on July 25, 1931 in Riverton. Spouse: 1886 Guðbjörg Sturlaugsdóttir b. 1862. in the same sýsla, d. September 3, 1912. Children: 1.Kristín Guðbjörg b. May 1, 1888 2. Jóhannes Ágúst 3. Sturlaugur Halldór 4. Sesselja Sigríður 5. Marvin Frímann 6. Stefán Hjálmar. They came west with a foster son, Sigurður Jónsson …