ID: 18116
Born west
Date of birth : 1896
Björn Sigurðsson was born at Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba on November 20, 1896.
Spouse: August 27, 1927 Hildur Sveinbjarnardóttir b. in the Víðines settlement in New Iceland on April 12, 1907.
Children: 1. Irene Þorbjörg b. September 11, 1928 2. Ellen Shirley b. September 23, 1929 3. Alice Evelyn b. April 5, 1931 4. Raymond Lawrence b. June 29, 1932 5. Gilbert Sveinbjörn b. August 23, 1936 6. Sylvia Ólöf b. August 14, 1939 7. John David b. September 26, 1950.
Björn was the son of Sigurður Sigurðsson and Járngerður Eiríksdóttir, early settlers in New Iceland. Hildur’s parents were Sveinbjörn Vigfússon and Björg Benediktsdóttir in New Iceland. Björn and Hildur lived in the Víðines settlement in New Iceland.