Þorbergur Eiríksson

ID: 19745
Date of birth : 1865
Place of birth : Mýrasýsla

Þorbergur Eiríksson was born in Mýrasýsla on October 20, 1865. He took the last name Vog in the west.

Spouse: 1) Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. 1855, d. 1922 2) Guðlaug Jónsdóttir b. November 13, 1878.

Children: With Guðríður: 1. Jón b. September 21, 1889. With Guðlaug: 1. Sigurrós 2. Bjarnheiður 3. Halldór.

Þorbergur and Jón came west in 1904, likely to Eiríkur, Þorbergur’s brother in New Iceland. From there they headed west to the Pacific Ocean and settled in Manchester, Washington. Þorbergur was there for 9 years, then moved from there to Point Roberts and lived there.