ID: 4081
Date of birth : 1820
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Björn Jósúason was born on January 13, 1820 in Dalasýsla.
Spouse: 1. Kristín Bjarnadóttir d. August 30, 1854 2. Anna Grímsdóttir d. October 16, 1859.
Children: With Kristín: 1. Sigurður Jósúa b. November 11, 1838. With Guðríður Ólafsdóttir: 1. Björn b. May 11, 1867, d. 1895 in N. Dakota.
Björn came west with his younger son and namesake, Björn, in 1874 and they spent the first year in Kinmount. Sigurður was sailing west at the that time and moved with them to New Iceland in 1875. From there, both Björn’s moved to N. Dakota.