Sigurjón Bergsveinsson Photo: Almanak 1939
Anna Þorkelsdóttir Photo: Almanak 1939
Sigurjón Bergvinsson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on February 26, 1848. He died in Manitoba on April 19, 1934.
Spouse: 1) Margrét Jónsdóttir b. 1853 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. 1885 2) Anna Stefanía Þorkelsdóttir b. 1863 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. 1922.
Children: With Margrét: 1. Steinvör Véfreyja b. 1881 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla, d. 1911. With Anna: 1. Margrét b. August 9, 1888, remained in Iceland, married Lárus Rist, swimming teacher 2. Þorkell b. 1891 3. Ingibjörg b. 1886, died young in Winnipeg 4. Gísli Bergmann b. 1899.
They came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 and first lived there. They moved west to Broadview, Saskatchewan where Sigurjón took land. They lived there until 1909 and then moved to the Brown Settlement in Manitoba. There they did everything in their power, built a large and well-made house, bought a threshing machine and other equipment. Both Þorkell and Gísli farmed with their father and gradually their land expanded. In 1926, they stopped farming and the brothers moved to Winnipeg, leaving old Sigurjón with relatives.