Guðrún Þórðardóttir was born in Reykjavík on June 12, 1877. She died in Winnipeg on November 7, 1944. She took the last name Borgford in the west.
Spouse: May 18, 1895 Þorsteinn Sæmundsson b. in Gullbringusýsla on February 22, 1874, d. in Winnipeg on April 13, 1959. He took the last name Borgfjörð or Borgford in the west.
Children: 1. Helgi Ingiberg b. 1901, d. 1901 2. Helgi Ingiberg (Ingi) b. November 11, 1903, d. 1957 3. Þorsteinn Björgvin (Steini) b. 1906, d.1971 4. Vigdís (Lara) b. 1908 5. (Guðrún) Fanney b. 1910, d. 2008 6. (Gísli) Sæmundur b. 1913, d. 1981 in Vancouver 7. (Helga) Florence Nightingale b. 1914, d. 2000 8. Skapti (Scotty) Jósef b. 1916, d. 1984 9. (Thora) Hróðný Guðný b. 1918, d. 1932. They also had foster children Helga b. 1895 and William Christian.
Guðrún came to Canada in 1887 and went to live with her mother’s brother, Guðni Þorsteinsson in Gimli. Her parents were Þórður Jónsson and Vigdís Þorsteinsdóttir. Þorsteinn came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents, Sæmundur Jónsson and Helga Gísladóttir, in 1886. Þorsteinn and Guðrún lived in Winnipeg.