Hjörtur Bergsteinsson Photo: VÍÆ II
Hjörtur Bergsteinsson was born in Rangárvallasýsla on May 1, 1865. He died in Saskatchewan on June 10, 1956.
Spouse: September 21, 1894 Þórunn Guðlaug Þorsteinsdóttir b. May 27, 1873.
Children: 1. Baldur b. August 31, 1895 2. Ingólfur b. March 6, 1897 3. Leifur b. February 21, 1899 4. Gunnar Hrafn b. November 30, 1900 d. in Souris, Manitoba on October 14, 1937 5. Hallur Njáll b. October 12, 1902 6. Kristín Guðný b. November 16, 1904 7. Albert b. 1906, died young 8. Margaret Valentine b. February 14, 1908 9. Mabel Alexandra b. December 31, 1910 10. Þórunn (Thorunn) b. October 9, 1912 11. Albert b. October 1, 1915, d. 1919 12. Iðunn (Ithun) b. June 8, 1916.
He came to the West in 1887, initially worked on railroads, but was soon promoted to supervisor of work crews engaged in the inspection and repair of the Canadian Pacific Railroad (C. P. R.) Company’s railroads. He did this in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. He changed jobs and became a farmer in Saskatchewan in the years 1898-1938. He lived in Craik, Saskatchewan. Þórunn came west with her mother and siblings in 1886.