Magnús Sigurðsson was from S. Múlasýsla. He died in Saskatchewan in 1893. Spouse: Ingigerður Jónsdóttir, information needed. Children: Information needed. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba and from there in 1886 to the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan where they took land. Ingigerður moved from the settlement after Magnús died.
Árni Hannesson
Árni Hannesson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1845. Spouse: Margrét Guðrún Hallgrímsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1852. Children: 1. Eggert 2. Jón 3. Hallgrímur 4. Óli 5. Tryggvi. Two sons, Hannes and George, died in childhood. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and moved west to the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan. They first lived in Churchbridge but then …
Guðmundur Sveinbjörnsson
Guðmundur Sveinbjörnsson was born on July 18, 1862 in Árnessýsla. Spouse: 1885 Guðrún Þorsteinsdóttir b. 1862 in Gullbringusýsla. Children: 1. Guðmundur b. 1886 2. Kristín Álfheiður b. 1888 3. Sveinbjörg Guðrún b. 1890 4. Þorsteinn Sveinbjörn 5. Guðbjartur Óskar. They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and soon moved to the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan.
Ólafur Gunnarsson
Ólafur Gunnarsson was born on January 6, 1866 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: 1904 Kristín Magnúsdóttir b. 1861 in Árnessýsla. Ólafur came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1898 and went first to N. Dakota. He worked for farmers for several years, before taking his own land in the Þingvalla Settlement in Saskatchewan in 1904. Kristín came west with her parents, Magnús Einarsson …
Jóhannes Markússon
Jóhannes Markússon was born in Dalasýsla on November 22, 1856. He died on January 17, 1921 in Saskatchewan. Spouse: 1892 Margrét Sigurðardóttir b. September 11, 1867 in Dalasýsla, d. July 17, 1946. Children: 1. Elín Kristín b. June 19, 1903 They came west in 1891 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. They lived there for 15 years, sold the house, and moved to …
Gísli Árnason
Gísli Árnason fæddist í Barðastrandarsýslu árið 1854. Maki: 1) Bárðlína Þórðardóttir f. 1840 2) 1886 Margrét Sigurðardóttir f. 1861 í Ísafjarðarsýslu Börn: Með Bárðlínu 1. Jóna f. 1875 2. Salmína Jóhanna f. 1878 3. Guðbjörg f. 1879 4. Sumarliði Árni f. 1880. Dó barnungur. Með Margréti: 1. Hallvarðína Sigríður f. 1889 2. Gyðríður. Árið 1900 eru Jóna, Salmína og Guðbjörg …
Jón Árnason
Jón Árnason was born on May 2, 1872 in Gullbringusýsla. Spouse: 1901 Sigurveig Sigurðardóttir b. in N. Múlasýsla in 1874. Children: 1. Guðrún 2. Árni Jón came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba around 1890 and lived there for some time. He once worked for Guðgeir Eggertsson, his brother-in-law, in Stony Mountain north of Winnipeg. Sigurveig came west in 1893. They moved …
Jón E Amundsen
Jón Edvard Amundsen fæddist í Noregi árið 1855. Dáinn í Manitoba árið 1923. Maki: Gunnlaug Magnúsdóttir f. 6. september, 1865 í Eyjafjarðarsýslu. Börn: Fædd á Íslandi: 1. Magnús Hinrik f. 1888 2. Rannveig f. 1894 3. Jóhanna Sigríður f. 1898. Fædd vestra 4. Karl 5. Gyða 6. Sesselja 7. Helga. Jón flutti til Íslands um 1870 og stundaði fiskveiðar í …
Jóhannes Joensen
Jóhannes Joensen was born in the Faroe Islands on March 12, 1863. Spouse: Kristín Sölvadóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1866, d. September 6, 1905. She was the daughter of Sölvi Helgason. Children: 1. Guðbjörg Þóra Sigurlína 2. Edwin 3. They had another daughter who was adopted by the couple Jósef Helgason and Guðrún Árnadóttir. Kristín also had a son named …
Ólafur Hallgrímsson
Ólafur Hallgrímsson was born in Ljósavatnshreppur in S. Þingeyjarsýsla in 1862. He died on January 2, 1942 in Saskatchewan. He took the name Ólafur Hall in the west. Spouse: Kristrún Jóhannesdóttir b. 1858 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. December 31, 1948. Ólafur moved with his mother, Sigríður Jónasdóttir, west in 1889 to Winnipeg, Manitoba and from there on to the Garðar Settlement …