Einar Eiríksson was born on December 30, 1847 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He died on October 8, 1931 in Cleveland, Utah and is buried there. He took the name Einar Erickson in Utah. Spouse: Guðrún Magnúsdóttir b. July 5, 1840, d. May 18, 1930. Children: 1. Halldóra Helga b. April 9, 1871, d. November 29, 1871. 2. Lilja b. October 8, …
Eiríkur Einarsson
Eiríkur Einarsson was born on July 12, 1878 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). He died on March 27, 1965 in Utah. He took the name Eirik Erickson in Utah. Spouse: 1) November 8, 1900 Mathilda Sophia Christensen b. May 11, 1879, d. April 8, 1917 2) October 3, 1918 Mary Mindwell Gardner Eiríkur emigrated west to Spanish Fork, Utah with …
Guðrún Magnúsdóttir
Guðrún Magnúsdóttir was born in Rangárvallasýsla on June 29, 1840. She died on May 18, 1930 in Utah. Spouse: November 6, 1870 Einar Eiríksson b. December 3o, 1847, d. October 8, 1931 Children: 1. Halldóra Helga b. April 9, 1871, d. November 29, 1871. 2. Lilja b. October 8, 1872, d. March 26, 1948 3. Bárður Einarsson b. September 10, …
Helga Einarsdóttir
Helga Einarsdóttir was born on September 3, 1879 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). She died on May 31, 1962 in Salt Lake City. She took the name Helga Erickson in Utah. Spouse: March 2, 1898 Niels Christen Christensen of Danish descent. Helga emigrated west with her mother to Spanish Fork, Utah in 1880, her father emigrated later the same …
Jóhanna Jónsdóttir
Jóhanna Jónsdóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on May 2, 1849. She died in Spanish Fork, Utah on March 16, 1916. She took the name Hannah Valgardson in Spanish Fork. Spouse: 1) November 5, 1871 Guðmundur Guðmundsson b. November 22, 1847, d. February 10, 1890 2) January 10, 1894 Pétur Valgarðsson b. December 31, 1842, d. October 14, …
Lilja Einarsdóttir
Lilja Einarsdóttir was born on October 8, 1872 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). She died on March 26, 1948 in Price, Utah. She took the name Lillian Erickson in Utah. Spouse: November 26, 1896 Henry Chapman Smith. Children: They had six children, information missing. Lilja emigrated west to Spanisk Fork, Utah with her mother in 1880. Her father arrived later …
Margrét Guðmundsdóttir
Margrét Jónína Guðmundsdóttir was born in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar) on April 5, 1874. She died on November 20, 1891 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Unmarried and childless. She emigrated west with her mother, Jóhanna Jónsdóttir, in 1891.
Þorbjörn Magnússon
Þorbjörn Magnússon was born on November 8, 1864 in Rangárvallasýsla. He died on January 27, 1955 in Manitoba. Unmarried and childless. He came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba. He worked as a carpenter in Winnipeg for a number of years, but later moved to Gimli.
Vilhjálmur Grímsson
Vilhjálmur Grímsson was born on April 27, 1893 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He died in 1990 in British Columbia. Spouse: Nelli Mary Rose b. 1892, d. 1963. Children: 1. Jón b. November 8, 1920 2. Ian b. March 7, 1925 Vilhjálmur emgrated west to Gimli, Manitoba in Canada in 1912. He lived the longest in British Columbia and was a fisherman …
Þorgerður Árnadóttir
Þorgerður Árnadóttir was born on March 28, 1845 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. She died on January 12, 1889 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Spouse: 1877 Vigfús Eiríksson b. December 1, 1843 in W. Skaftafellssýsla. He died on June 8, 1935. Children: Árni b. February 3, 1881. She emigrated west to Utah in 1887, but before then, her husband and son had emigrated …