ID: 9352
Date of birth : 1830
Place of birth : Skagafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1911
Guðbjörg Hannesdóttir was born on July 8, 1830 in Skagafjarðarsýsla. She died in Markerville, Alberta on January 18, 1911.
Spouse: October 31, 1850 Guðmundur Stefánsson b. April 15, 1818 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. in Garðar, N. Dakota on November 24, 1881.
Children: 1. Stefán b. October 3, 1853, d. August 9, 1927 2. Sigurlaug Einara b. November 19, 1860.
They emigrated west to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1873 and lived in Dane County a few years. They moved to the Shawano community in the fall of 1874 and lived there until 1880. From there, they moved west to the Garðar Settlement in N. Dakota. Guðbjörg later moved west to Alberta with her son, Stephan G.