Kristján Benediktsson was born at Tjörnes in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on August 14, 1867. He died in Manitoba on January 24, 1934. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his mother, Helga Gísladóttir, in 1879. He father, Benedikt Andrésson, had drowned in 1870. Kristján and Helga stayed in the city for the first winter, then moved in the spring …
Helga Gísladóttir
Helga Gísladóttir was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on January 18, 1842. She died in Winnipeg on December 16, 1932. Spouse: 1) Benedikt Andrésson drowned in 1870 2) 1880 Jón Björnsson b. November 20, 1832 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. August 27, 1918. Children: With Benedikt: 1. Kristján b. August 14, 1867, d. January 24, 1934 in Manitoba. Jón also had children with …
Guðbjörg J Guðmundsdóttir
Guðbjörg Jónína Guðmundsdóttir was born on January 12, 1864 in Strandasýsla. She died on February 27, 1954. Spouse: 1885 Magnús Sigurbjörnsson b. August 26, 1857 in N. Múlasýsla, d. October 9, 1944. He took the last name Snowfield in the west. Children: 1. Hallfríður b. in Mountain on October 30, 1885 2. Guðmundur Gísli b. November 25, 1887 3. Magnús Jóhannes …
Guðný Guðnadóttir
Guðný Guðnadóttir was born in Dalasýsla on March 30, 1832. She died in Lundar before 1920. Spouse: Ingimundur Guðmundsson d. April 2, 1872. Children: Herdís b. September 28, 1865. She came west to N. Dakota in 1893 and settled in Garðar. There Herdís married Guðjón Jónsson from Strandasýsla and they took land in Brown Settlement in Manitoba. Guðjón died before …
Ármann Stefánsson
Ármann Stefánsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla in 1859. Spouse: 1886 Kristjana Kristjánsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1861, d. November 6, 1921 in N. Dakota. Children: 1. Ólafur b. January 26, 1887 2. Sigurður b. February 22, 1889 3. Ingi Gunnar b. November 8, 1891 4. Svanfríður Oddný b. May 16, 1896. Ármann came west to N. Dakota in 1882 and …
Guðrún K Einarsdóttir
Guðrún Katrín Einarsdóttir was born on November 28, 1851 in S. Múlasýsla. She died on February 6, 1946 in N. Dakota. Spouse: Björn Ólafsson b. February 24, 1859 in S. Múlasýsla, d. March 10, 1928. Children: 1. Joan b. October 8, 1884, d. April 5, 1902 2. Ólafur (Oliver) b. April 22, 1886, d. 1963 3. Margrét b. April 30, 1888, …
Anna Kristjánsdóttir
Anna Kristjánsdóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1863. She died in N. Dakota on January 19, 1928. Spouse: 1) Jónas Jónsson b. 1852, died in Iceland 2) Guðni Gestsson b. in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on May 2, 1862, d. in N. Dakota on June 18, 1923. Children: With Jónas: 1. Sigurlaug b. 1884 2. Guðmundur b. 1887 3. Sigurlína 4. Helga 5. …
Solveig E Illugadóttir
Solveig Elín Illugadóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1852. She died in N. Dakota November 7, 1920, buried in Mountain. Spouse: Jóhannes Jónsson born in 1845. He died in Manitoba in 1900, buried in Selkirk. Children: 1. Jón 2. Árni 3. Jónína 4. Elínborg b. July 8, 1884 in Mountain, d. July 6, 1935. Two other children, Valtýr and Helga, died …
Jóhannes Jónsson
Jóhannes Jónsson was born in 1845. He died in Manitoba in 1900, buried in Selkirk. Spouse: Solveig Elín Illugadóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1852, d. in N. Dakota November 7, 1920, buried in Mountain. Children: 1. Jón 2. Árni 3. Jónína 4. Elínborg b. July 8, 1884 in Mountain, d. July 6, 1935. Two other children, Valtýr and Helga died …
Guðlaug Jónsdóttir
Guðlaug Jónsdóttir was born in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on March 6, 1858. She died on May 15, 1902 in N. Dakota. Spouse: 1888 Guðni Gestsson b. in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on May 2, 1862, d. in N. Dakota June 18, 1923. Children: 1. Elísabet b. in N. Dakota October 20, 1889 2. Björgþrúður Kristlaug b. July 13, 1893 3. Gunnlaugur Rosman b. …