ID: 7497
Date of birth : 1871
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1946
Björn Pétursson
Björn Pétursson was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla in 1871. He died in Vancouver on March 29, 1946.
Spouse: 1) Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir was born in N. Dakota 2) C. Ferguson.
Children: With Guðrún: 1. Louis 2. Arthur 3. María. Björn had four children with his second wife, but information is missing.
Björn emigrated west to N. Dakota in 1883 with his parents, Pétrur Björnsson and Margrét Björnsdóttir, and siblings. He lived there until 1903 before moving to Winnipeg, where he worked in retail and house construction. He was the President of Íslendingadagurinn, the sole owner of Viking Press, and was the editor of Heimskringla for a time.