ID: 18801
Date of birth : 1847
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1931
Björn Jón Björnsson was born on January 10, 1847 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. He died at the Betel care home in Gimli November 7, 1931.
Spouse: Ingibjörg Brynjólfsdóttir b. June 11, 1850 in Skagafjarðarsýsla d. August 28, 1932 in Gimli.
Children: 1. Brynjólfur Egill b. October 11, 1875 2. Lárína Halldóra b. November 13, 1879. They also fostered Björn’s niece, Elín Andrésdóttir.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and settled in the Isafold Settlement. They farmed there until 1901 when Lake Winnipeg flooded and they were forced to move. They moved to the Framnes Settlement.