Solveig Þorgilsdóttir was born in the Eyford Settlement in N. Dakota on September 15, 1886. She died on May 31, 1986 in N. Dakota. She took the last name Geir in N. Dakota. Spouse: 1908 Kristján Jóhannsson born in New Iceland in 1879. He died in Pembina County in 1959. He also took the last name Geir in N. Dakota. Children: …
Kristján Jóhannsson
Kristján Jóhannsson was born in New Iceland in 1879. He died in Pembina County in 1959. He took the last name Geir in N. Dakota. Spouse: 1908 Solveig Þorgilsdóttir b. in the Eyford Settlement in N. Dakota September 15, 1886, d. May 31, 1986. Children: 1. Kristín (Christine Hall) b. 1909 2. Jóhann b. 1911 3. Þórhallur Lárus b. 1913 …
Steinvör Guðmundsdóttir
Steinvör Lilja Guðmundsdóttir was born on April 10, 1853 in Húnavatnssýsla. She died in Hallson, N. Dakota on September 4, 1949. Spouse: June 5, 1885 Jón Einarsson b. in Hnappadalssýsla in 1849, d. in Hallson, N. Dakota May 5, 1912. He took the last name Hnappdal in the west. Children: 1. Hallur 2. Jón 3. Eggert 4. Einar 5. Ingiríður 6. …
Ingibjörg Kristjánsdóttir
Ingibjörg Kristjánsdóttir was born on November 10, 1852 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died in Mountain, N. Dakota on April 19, 1916. Spouse: Matúsalem Einarsson born on September 6, 1855 in N. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. July 3, 1921 in N. Dakota. He took the name Methusalem Einarson in the west. Children: 1. María b. June 7, 1882 2. Þorbjörg b. 1883, d. on the …
Margrét I Þorsteinsdóttir
Margrét Ingibjörg Þorsteinsdóttir was born in Iceland in 1882. She died in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1972. Spouse: January 18, 1912 Stefán Arngrímsson b. in S. Múlasýsla on March 2, 1878. He died in Vancouver in 1948. Children: 1. Stefán Pétur b. January 10, 1920 2. Þórhallur Marvin b. November 25, 1928. One western source says the children were adopted, another …
Helga K Jónsdóttir
Helga Kristín Jónsdóttir was born in Garðar, N. Dakota on September 12, 1893. She died on September 9, 1976 in Vatnabyggð, Saskatchewan. She took the name Helga Johnson in the west. Spouse: January 25, 1918 Sigbjörn Arngrímsson born in Garðar, N. Dakota October 14, 1886, d. in Saskatchewan April 13, 1959. Children: 1.Pauline b. December 29, 1918 2. Þórunn b. October …
Sigbjörn Arngrímsson
Sigbjörn Arngrímsson was born in Garðar, N. Dakota on October 14, 1886. He died in Saskatchewan on April 13, 1959. Spouse: January 25, 1918 Helga Kristín Jónsdóttir born in N. Dakota September 12, 1893, d. September 9, 1976. Children: 1.Pauline b. December 29, 1918 2. Þórunn b. October 14, 1920 3. Sophie b. May 12, 1927 4. Peter b. November …
Haraldur Sigurðsson
Haraldur Sigurðsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on November 8, 1843. He died in Kenora, Ontario on April 27, 1935. He took the name Harold Sigurdson in the west. Spouse: 1888 Alice, a woman of Scottish descent. Children: 1. Edward, adopted. 2. Julia, adopted. Haraldur grew up at Espihól in Eyjafjordur and then lived in Akureyri. From there he started sailing …
Sigurður Sigurðsson
Sigurður Sigurðsson was born in Gullbringusýsla on May 15, 1885. Spouse: 1915 Guðbjörg Pálsdóttir b. 1896 in the Lundar Settlement in Manitoba, d. 1959 in Keewatin, Ontario. Children: 1. Sigurður Páll 2. Kar 3. Margrét Sigrún 4. Lilian Olive 5. Dorothy Joan 6. Phyllis Rose Mary Kristín 7. Harald Baldwin. Sigurður worked as a seaman in Iceland and England before …
Margrét V Þorvaldsdóttir
Margrét Valgerður Þorvaldsdóttir was born in 1891 in Gullbringusýsla. She died in 1930 in Keewatin, Ontario. Spouse: 1910 Magnús Sigurðsson born in Gullbringusýsla on August 5, 1883. Children: 1. Margrét 2. Ragnhildur 3. Sylvía 4. Ingibjörg 5. Guðrún 6. Hermann 7. Tómas 8. Ásdýs. Magnús came west to Canada in 1904, possibly on the same ship as Þorvaldur Þorsteinsson and his …