ID: 5313
Date of birth : 1865
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Date of death : 1936
Eggert Björnsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1865. He died in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1936.
Spouse: Sigríður Björnsdóttir b. March 9, 1871 in Strandasýsla, d. in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in 1931.
Children: 1.Ingibjörg Magnea d. 1905 2. Hans 3. Björn Þórarinn 4. Herdís Guðný 5. Guðbjörg Fjóla (Ema) 6. Eggert Páll 7. Nýmundur Rögnvaldur 8. Þóra Jóhanna 9. Pauline.
Eggert came west with his father, Björn Sigvaldason in 1888. Eggert lived for some time in the United States, but then took land in the Lakes Settlement (Vatnabyggð) in Saskatchewan in 1904 and moved there in 1905.
Back row: Nýmundur, Ema, Hans, Björn, and Paul. Front row: Þóra (Thora) Eggert, Sigríður, Pauline, and Herdís. Photo: RbQ