ID: 6062
Date of birth : 1856
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1919
Björn Árnason and Björg Sigríður Jónsdóttir Photo A Century Unfolds
Björn Árnason: Born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1856. He died in 1919.
Spouse: 1888 Björg Jónsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1862.
Children: 1. Sigurlaug b. 1889 2. Guðrún Anna b. 1891 3. Guðmundur b. June 17, 1895 4. Halli, died young.
Björn came west alone in 1883 and, in the same year, Björg came west with her mother and siblings. They began farming in Winnipeg but then moved to land in the Víðirnes Settlement in 1905. After Björn’s death, Björg and her son Guðmundur moved in 1919 to Teulon.