Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1857. He took the name Borgfjord in the west. Spouse: Sólveig Sveinbjarnardóttir born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1858. She died in July 25, 1915. Children: 1) Sveinbjörg b. 1880 2) Kristján b. 1886 3) Guðlaug Halldóra 4) Jónína Ágústa 5) María Alexandría They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1886 and first settled in …
Magnea Magnúsdóttir
Magnea Sigríður Ágústa Magnúsdóttir was born on August 9, 1878 in Gullbringusýsla. She died in Provo, Utah on November 8, 1961, but buried in Spanish Fork. Spouse: February 25, 1897 Einar Pálsson b. March 17, 1878 in the Westmann Islands (Vestmannaeyjar). He died on May 22, 1928. He took the name Einar P. Johnson in Utah. Children: 1. Jennie b. 1899, …
Magnús Einarsson
Magnús Einarsson was born on February 11, 1842 in Gullbringusýsla. He died in Spanish Fork on July 20, 1927. Spouse: 1) Sigríður Guðmundsdóttir b. 1831, d. 1885 2) Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir b. November 5, 1843 in Gullbringusýsla, d. August 19, 1897 in Spanish Fork. Children: With Sigríður: 1. Kristján b. November 11, 1872, d. April 16, 1951. With Guðrún: 1. Magnea …
Ólafur Magnússon
Ólafur Magnússon was born in Gullbringusýsla on February 6, 1884. He died on September 9, 1939 in Roosevelt, Utah. He took the name Ole Einarson in Utah. Spouse: October 18, 1915 Annie Morgan. Children: 1. Larene b. August 25, 1916 2. Floyd b. 1918 3. triplets Jane, Blaine, and John b. 1924 4. Lorna b. 1926 5. Lois Ann b. …
Sigurlína Magnúsdóttir
Sigurlína Magnúsdóttir was born on March 16, 1881 in Gullbringusýsla. She died in Salt Lake City on October 4, 1955, but is buried in Spanish Fork. She was known as Lena Einarson, Lena Lewis, or Lena Humphries. Spouse: 1) 1902 Albert C. Lewis 2) Humphries. Children: With Albert: 1. Eva Alberta b. July 4, 1912, d. March 4, 1960. Sigurlína …
Kristján Björnsson
Kristján Björnsson was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla in 1886. He took the last name Borgford in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan. Spouse: Solveig ?? Children: Information missing Kristján was just a few months old when he came west in 1886 with his parents, Björn Jónsson and Sveinbjörg Sveinbjarnardóttir. They lived in Winnipeg the first years, but then moved to the …