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GENEALOGY Sigurdson - Miller - Pall 1900-2000

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Her dad: Harvey Spencer Lewis Sigurdson 

Sigurour = victory, triumph, conquest

About 15,000 to 20,000 Icelanders immigrated to America, some 20 to 12% of the total population.
1875 to .

ICELANDIC LIST

Tala (number) ottlida                                Nöfn (name) attfedva og (and) attrnodna

Bold = person names

    1.  Úlfur (Timber Wolf) jail Ùangi i Hrafnestu i Noregi  Dp

    2.  Hallbera Ùlfsdotter (Ùlfur-dottir) (1) àtti Brundabjàlfa  Sp

    3.  Kveldùlfur àtti Salbjörgu Kàradotter (Kàra-dottir)   Sp

    4.  Skalla (head) - Grimur, àtti Beru, nom lönd i Borganfird i, (Borgarfjardarsýsla, Iceland)  byo à Borg (town)  à Myrum  Sp

    5.  Egill skàld à Borg (town) , àtti Asgerd i Byarnardotter (Byarnar-dottir) hölds, Brynjolfsonar (Brynjolfsonar) of Aurlandi.  Dottir (daughter) Egills og (and) Asgerdar var,

    6.  Porgerdur, àtti Olaf, sem (whom)  vor (is) somir (son)  Höskuldar i Hjardarholtic og (and) Milkorku Mýr Kjartanno dòtter, (Daughter) Ina Konungs   Dp

    7.  Porbjörg digra fyrr (formally) Àsgeir goda Knottorson (Knottor-son) i Vatnsfird i  Sp

    8.  Kjartann godi Vatnsfird i àtti Gudrùnu (Guðrún )  Halldorsdotter (Halldors-dottir) Snorrasonar (Snorra-son-ar) goda à Helgafel (Helga-fel) Porgrimsonar  Sp

    9.  Porvaldur godi i Vatnsfird i àtti pordise Hermundsdotter  (Hermunds-dottir) Sp

   10.  Pordur god i àtti Sigrid i Haflidadotter (Haflida-dottir) Màssonar a Breiƒabolstaƒ  Sp

   11.  Snorri god (Magus or clergyman)  i i Vatnsfird i àtti Jòreidr Einarsdotter  (Einars-dottir) Sp

   12.  Porvaldur illmenni (villain)  i Vatnsfird i prid ja kona (woman) hans (his) vor (our) pordìs Snorradottir, (Snorri - dottir), Sturbisonar (Sturbi-son-ar) (ar = mote) i Reykholti og (and) Oddnýar frillu hons  Sp

   13.  Einar Pordisarson, konungs mödir i Vatnsfird i, f 1226, dò um (about) 1300.  Kona (woman) hans (his) er (is) opekt enn (yet) dottir (daughter).

   14.  Fru (Mrs., lady or madam)  Vilborg i Vatnsfird i, àtti Eirik Riddora Sveinbjarnarson  (Svein-bjarnar-son) Sp

   15.  Einar Eirikson (Eirik-son) sýslumadur (District Magestrate) , àtti Grundar (field) - Helgu Bjarnardottir (Bjarnar-dottir) Loftssonar (Lofts-son-ar ) à Grund (field) i Eyafird i  Sp

   16.  Björn Jorsala fari, àtti Solvergu (Solveig) porsteins dottir (daughter) Lögmanni (barrister ) Eyjolfsonar, (Ey-jolf-son-ar) a urdum i Svarfadardal.

   17.  Vatnsfjerdar - Kristin (christian), àtti porleif Arnason (Arni-son) ùr Audbrekku i Eyafird i  Sp

   18.  Björn (Bjarni) riki à Skardi (has-been), àtti mörg launbörn (börn = child) par (pair) a medal

   19.  Puridi Bjornsdottir (Bjorns-dottir), àtti Norfa Porvaldsson (Por-valds-son )  à Navfeyri   Dp

   20.  Helga, atti Grim Pàlsson (Pàls-son) syslumann a Mödruvällum i Eyafird i   Sp

   21.  Benedikt umbads syslumadur  Sh

   22.  Halldòr prestur (vicar) audgi à Helgadodum i Reykjadal (smoke or cure) i pingeyar pingum, kven nomad ur mikill (vast) Sh

   23.  Benedikt riki a Möd rivöllum, Klaustur (monastery) haldari (maintain).  Mod ir hans (his) er (is) talinn (supposed) porunn rika Jonsdotter (Jons-dottir), sem (whom) atti born med ymsum heldrì monnum.  Alsyster Benedikts er (is or am) talin.  Kristen Halldorsdottir a Helgastodum (Helga-stodum), mikel og (and) merk stulka.  Hùn atti sidast Jon Magnusson i Modrupelli i Eyafird i, vel (well) attavan  Sp

   24.  Jon Jonsson (Jons-son) hreppstjori (Director of a poor-law parish or District) i Storadal, àtti Herdisi Sigfussdottir (Sig-fuss-dottir) Dp

   25.  Kristin Jonsdottir (Jons-dottir)  àtti Einar Jonsson (Jons-son)  i Melgerdi i Eyafird i  Dp

   26.  Ingirid ur Einarsdottir (Einars-dottir), àtti Jon Porkslason bjuggu i Eyafirdi  Sp

   27.  Einar Jonsson (Jons-son) spitala laldori, i Modrufalli Fyrri (former) kona (woman) lans var Gudrun (Guö-run)  Magnusdolter (Magnus-dottir) Sp

   28.  Magnús prestur (vicar or priest)  Einarsson (Einar-son)(27) à Tjorn i Svarfadarda f (from) 1734, do (to) Nov 29, 1794 Fyrri (former) kona (woman)  Sofia Bjornsdotti (Bjorns-dotti) Sidari kona (woman), onefnd  Dp

   29.  Gudrun (Guö-run) Benidiktsdòttir born 1831 Reykjavikursòkn i Gullbringusýslu, S.A. Iceland married about 1872  Reykjavikursòkn Magnusdotter (Magnus-dottir) Einarsson (28) born 1841 Reykjavikursòkn àtti Gudmund bonda (farmer) a Ingvörun (Ingi-vö-run) i Svarfadardal  Sp

TWO CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Guðmundur Kristinn (christian) Magnùsson born 1872 Reykjavikursòkn 

Magmea Sigriður Ágnùsd born 1878 Reykjavikursòkn 

 

   30.  Jon Gudmundson (Guö-mund-son) born 1860 (vinnum (servant), bròðir (brother) hennar, Kàlfxxxxxx    à Pvera i Skidadal àtti Helgu Hjalmsdotter (Hjalms-dotter ) og (and) Porunnar  Dp

   31.  Biua ??????     

1835 SKAGAFJARðARSÝSLA MANNTAL (CENSUS), GERðI, ICELAND

Sigurður Sigurðsson born 1778 Sakagafjarðarsýsla, Manntal, Gerði. Iceland married to Màlmfriður Þorbergsdòttir born 1790.  Source 1835 census

ONE CHILD IS RECORDED:

Þorbergur Sigurðsson born 1832

1855  5 Icelandic Emigrants to Utah, America

1856  11 Icelandic Emigrants to Utah, America

1857 GLAUMBÆ, ICELAND

Páll Pétursson b-1828 Skagafjörður; married 1857 Glaumbæ, Iceland Margrét Magnúsdóttir b-1834 Páfastaðir

THIRTEEN CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Magnús b-1855 died at birth Iceland
Jóhann Pétur b-1857, died two weeks old in Iceland
Sólborg b-1858, died age one year in Iceland
Jóhann Pétur b-1859, died 1876 from smallpox in New Iceland
Sólborg b-1858, died aged one year in Iceland
Jóhann Pétur b-1859, died 1876 from smallpox in New Iceland
Sólborg Pálína b-1860, died age two weeks in Iceland
Margrét Guðrún, b-1862, married Jóhann Briem and had 6 children
Sigmundur b-1863, died 1877 smallpox in New Iceland.
Margrét Pálina b-1866, nearly aged 2 years in Iceland.
Jón Sigurður b-1868 married New Iceland
Páll Magnús b-1871, died age 4 from smallpox New Iceland.
Margrét Ingibjörg b-1873, died age 3 from smallpox in New Iceland.
Sigreður Rósa b-1876 in Quebec City died aged 3 months from smallpox
Elin Jóhanna b-1878 New Iceland married had 4 children

1861 REYKTAVIKURSÒKN S.A., ICELAND

Siguröur Jònsson farmer born 1821 Reykjavikursòkn i Gullbringusýslu, S.A. Iceland married about 1861 Guörun Jòhannesdòttir born 1834 Mosfellssòkn, S.A.  source 1880 Manntal census

TWO CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Jòhannes Siguröardòsson born 1862 Reykjavikursòkn

Solveig Siguròardòttir born 1868 Reykjavikursòkn

1863 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 

Kristjan Isfeld (Kristján Ísfeld) departed Iceland in 1861 and arrived 1863 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

1863 4 Icelanders Emigrants to Brazil.  Eventually only 34 followed.

1870  6 Icelandic Emigrants to America, out of a population of 70,000.

1871  12 Icelandic Emigrants to America, Denmark declares Iceland is an inseparable part of Denmark.

1872  22 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Sigtryggur Jónasson, (1852-1943) Bakki Öxnadalur, is believed the first Icelander to settle in Canada in Ontario.  In 1876 he went to New Iceland.  He married Rannveig Ólafsdóttir Briem.  In 1878 he started the first Icelandic news paper but Halldór Briem was the first editor.

1872 WASHINGTON ISLAND, LAKE MICHIGAN
Most moved to other locations like New Iceland, Manitoba except Áani Guðmundsen

Áani Guðmundsen son Þórður Guðmundsson; and wife Jóhanna Lárusdóttir

Árni Björn Sveinbjörnsson

Jón Halldórsson

Rev. Páll Þorkláksson b-1849 son Þorlákur G. Jónsson from Stórutjarnir spent a few years at New Iceland before moving to North Dakota and he was at religious odds with Rev. Jón Bjarnason b-1845.  Páll had 10 children.  He moved to New Iceland 1877 but was in Wionnipeg in 1876.  The New Iceland colony was split into two religious sects, the Pálsmenn and the Jónsmenn..

Haraldur þorkláksson and wife Sigurðardóttir

Haralder 

Rev. Hans Thorgrimsen

Bjarni and Olafur Hannesson

Ólafur Hannesson 

Ólafur  from Arnarbæli

Stefán 

Jón Gíslason

Einar Bjarnason's daughter

Sigtryggur Jónasson ran a store in Kinmount

1873  323 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Rev. Jón Bjarnason b-1845. Álftafjörður, Iceland, a Lutheran, married Lára Guðjohnsen aka Frú Lára, settling in Milwaukee then Minneapolis, visited New Iceland 1877 settling there in 1878. 

1873 TORONTO, ONTARIO

Most eventually moved on to the west but 40-50 went to Milwaukee and 100 went to Rosseau, Muskoka, Ontario.

Baldvin L. Baldvinsson, b-1856 son Baldvin Jónsson and Helga Egilsdóttir arrived Canada and would later move to New Iceland.

Árni Baldvinsson, his brother and also brother to Friðjón Friðriksson (1849-1913) who was first postmaster at Gimli, New Iceland.

Björn Kristjánsson Skagfjörd, b-1833 and wife Guðlaug Pállsdóttir with two children age 8 & 1, then on to New Iceland then after a few years in 1880 to Dakota.

Árni Friðriksson

Stefán Guðmundsson aka Stephan G. Stephansson, b-1853, with parents and 11 year old sister, moved to Lake Shawano, Wisconsin then in 1880 he moved to North Dakota until 1889 then he moved to Markerville, Alberta.

Sigurður Jón Jóhannesson b-1841

Sigurður Jakobsson

Kristinn Ólafsson's wife gave birth on train, then on to Rosseau

Kristinn Stefánsson b-1856

Helga Steinvör Baldvinsdóttir alias Undína, b-1859 with parents and five brothers and sisters, moved to Dakota, then Manitoba and finally Washington State.

Vigfús Sigurðsson

1873 NEW ICELAND, MANITOBA

Þorklákur G. Jónsson father of Rev. Páll Þorkláksson 

1874  391 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1874 THINGEYJARSYSLA NORTH, ICELAND
 

(I)-Sigurdur (Sigur-dur) Sigurbjörnsson (Sigur-björns-son)  born October 18, 1852 Núpur, Axarfjördur, Iceland married (1879) (I)-Snjólaug Jóhannesdóttir.

Arrived Canada 1874-1875, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

FIVE CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Sigurjón Sigurdur

Fridrika Sigurdur died March 18, 1933 married Johanna Gudmunds-dottir

Fridgeir Sigurdursson died March 18, 1933 married Jóhanna Gudmundsdóttir

Kristjana Sigurdur

Sigurbjörn Sigurdur

1875  59 Icelandic Emigrants to America

The Icelandic community at Winnipeg already began talking about opening their own school at Ginli, New Iceland..

1875 NEW ICELAND, MANITOBA

Sigtryggur Jónasson writes they have not settled on a final location for New Iceland, in Manitoba but a few months later news arrived that New Iceland is now located on the west shores of Lake Winnipeg.  Gunnlaugur Pétursson from Wisconsin is believed to be the first Icelander to settle New Iceland.  Settlers from Ontario began to stream to Manitoba for free land with the encouragement of evangelist John Taylor.

Sigtryggur Jónasson, Einar Jónasson, Skafti Arason, d-1903, Sigurður Kristófersson and Kristján Jónsson ventured to Manitoba to assess the prospects.

Stefán Eyjólfsson and wife Gudrún Þorláksdóttir, first settled New Iceland then moved to Garðar, North Dakota with sons Þorlákur and Guðar and daughters Cecilia, Þórdis, Margrét, Guðfinna (Pearl)

November 9:  birth Jón Ólafur Jóhannsson son Jóhann Vilhjálmur Jónsson and Sigriður Ólafsdóttir

1875 NEW ICELAND, MANITOBA

INCOMPLETE LIST OF FIRST SETTLERS COMPILED ABOUT 1899

Múlasýslur (east):

Jón Guttormsson from Arnheiðarstaðir, Fljótsdalur
Guðmundur Sveinsson from Fljótsdalur

FROM ÞINGEYJARSÝSLUR:

Friðjón Friðriksson b-1849 son Friðrik Jónsson and Þórhildur Friðriksdóttir, from Harðbakur, Melrakkaslétta; married 1873 Guðny Sesselja Sigurðardóttir, he opened the first store in Gimli, New Iceland.
Árni Friðriksson, his brother but did not arrive until 1876
Siguarður Sigurbjörnsson from Sjóarland, Þistilfjörður
Kristján Jónsson from Héðinshöfð1, Tjörnes
Skafi Arason from Hringver, Þingeyjarsýsla, moved to the Argyle Icelandic Settlement in 1880 about 150 km west Winnipeg.
Benedikt Arason, his brother
Jón Hjálmarsson from Hvarf, Ljósavatnsskard
Benedikt Jónasson from Mjóidalur, Bárðardalur
Siguarður Kristófersson from Neslönd, Mývatn, moved to the Argyle Icelandic settlement in 1880 about 150 km west Winnipeg.
Páll Jóhannsson and wife Guðleif Jónsdóttir from Víkingavatn, Þingeyjarsýsla 
Indriði Indriðason from Laxamýri, Þingeyjarsýsla
Sigurbjörn Jóhannsson from Laxamýri, Þingeyjarsýsla

EYJAFJARðARSÝSLA (north)

Ólafur Ólafsson from Espihóll, Eyjafjörður; and foster son Friðrik Sveinsson and brother Jón Sveinsson
Sigurbjörn Hallgrímsson from Lögmannshlið, Akureyri
Magnús Hallgrímsson his brother
Jakob Jónsson from Munkaþvera, Eyjafjörður 
Jón Jónsson, his brother
Jóhann V. Jónsson from Torfufell, Eyjafjörður
Þorlákur Björnsson from Fornhagi, Hörgárdalur
Friðbjörn Björnsson, his brother
Jónas Jónasson from Akureyri, brother Sigtryggur Jónasson
Flóvent  Jónsson from Skriðuland, Eyjafjörður; wife Bergrós and son.
Jón Hallgrímsson from Eyjafjörður
Guðmundur Sigurðsson, a native of Eyjafjörður
Vigfús Sigurðsson, bookbinder, Eyjafjörður
Helgi Sigurðsson from Vatnsendi, Eyjafjörður
Sigurður Jónsson from Arnarstaðir, Eyjafjörður
Jakob Eyfjörð from Kristnes, Eyjafjörður
Jóhannes Sigurðsson from Árskógsströnd, Eyjafjörður; his wife Guðrún and three children.

SKAGAFJARðARSÝSLA (north):

Jónas Stefánsson from Þverá Skagafjörður
Jón Gottvil Pálmason from Efra Nes, Skagi
Jakob Espolín from Frostastaðir, Skagafjörður
Árni Jónsson from Úlfsstaðakot, Skagafjörður
Bjarni Jónasson from Heiðarsel, Skagafjörður
Jósef Schram from Skagafjörður

HÚNAVATNSSÝSLA (northwest):

Samson Bjarnason from Vatnsnes, Húnavatnssýsla, spent a few years at Árnesbyggd, New Iceland opening a store trading goods for fish before departing 1885 for North Dakota.
Friðrik Bjarnason, his brother
Gísli Jóhannsson from Vatnsnes, Húnavatnssýsla
Bjarni Sigurðsson from Vatnsnes, Húnavatnssýsla
Jónatan Halldórsson from Miðfjörður, Húnavatnssýsla
Rafan Jónasson from Kiekjuhvammur, Húnavatnssýsla
Kristmundur Benjamínsson from Ægissiða, Vatnsnes
Benedikt Ólafsson from Eiðsstaðir, Blöndudalur
Jósef Guðmundsson from Húnavatnssýsla
Guðmundur Ólafsson from Ósar, Vatnsnes

DALASÝSLA (west):

Einar Jóasson from Harastaðir, Dalasýsla
Jón Gíslason from Hundadalur, Dalasýsla
Björn Jósúa Björnsson from Bær, Dalasýsla
Sigurður Jósúa Björnsson from Bær, Dalasýsla
Sigurður Jakobsson from Dalasýsla
Jósef Miðdalur, Dalasýsla 

STRANDASÝSLA (west Fjords):

Oddleifur Sigurðsson from Bær, in Hrútafjörður, Strandasýsla

SNÆFELLSNES (west):

Jóhannes Magnússon from Stykkishólmur
Guðlaugur Magnússon, his brother

MISC.

Stefán Eyjólfsson
Magnús Stefánsson
Jónas Guðmundsson
Jón Guðmundsson

1876  1,190 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Jóhann Ó. Briem departed for New Iceland, Manitoba

Ólafur Brynjólfsson from Nova Scotia journeyed up the St. Lawrence with Halldór Briem who settled Grund on the Icelandic River with his wife Guðrún Pálsdóttir daughter Páll Pétursson and Margrét Magnúsdóttir, they had six children.

Þorleifur Jóakimsson (Jackson) departed next boat for America, farmed North Dakota

Jón Ásmundsson,s wife Gróa died in Quebec just before landing.

Rev. Jón Bjarnason settled Minneapolis and is at religious odds with Rev. Páll Þorláksson.

Árni Sveinsson

Þórður Þorsteinsson

Sigurgeir Björnsson

Sigurjón Jónsson 

Sigurður Erlendsson from Aðaldalur in Þingeyjarsýsla and wife Guðrún Eiriksdóttir and their five children arrived Canada on their way to New Iceland.  Jakobina b-1860, Stefán b-1864, Jóhannes b-1868, Kristjana b-1872, Sigfús b-1874. 

Ólafur Ólafsson

Jóhannes Sigurðsson

Flóvent Jónsson

Anna Sigríiður Guðmundsdóttir from Steðji on Þelamörk froze to death at New Iceland, the first to do so.

Hjálmar Hjálmarsson from Hofsstaðir in Helgafellssveit and Magnús Magnússon in December become lost in a blizzard, Magnússon lost a foot, Hjálmarsson lost part of both feet and spent the next 3 years working his land on his knees.

1876 MULASYSLA NORTH, ICELAND
 

(I)-Sigurdur (Sigur-dur) Eyjólfsson (Ey-jólfs-son)  born 1851 Unaós, Iceland married to (I)-Rósa Gísladóttir .

Arrived Canada 1876, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

SIX CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Gudlaug Sesselja Sigurdur

Vilberg Gunnsteinn Sigurdur

Tryggvi Edward Sigurdur

Fridny Sigurdur

Steinunn Gudfinna Sigurdur

Gudfinna Sigurdur

1877  59 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1877 SKAGAFJÖRðUR, ICELAND

Gísli Árnason (1851-1919) married Dýrunn Steinadóttir (1856-1953) married 1883 New Iceland, arrived New Iceland 1883 

EIGHT CHILDREN ARE RECORDED

Steinunn b-1876 remained in Iceland with grand parents
Guðrún b-1872 Iceland
Árni b-1874 Iceland, died 1889 New Iceland
Five children born New Iceland, two died at birth 

1877 NEW ICELAND, MANITOBA

Sigurður Kristófersson married Caroline Taylor, niece of John Taylor

Skafti Arason d-1903, married Anna Jóhannsdóttir and later moved to Argyle, west of New Iceland, they had six children.

1878  473 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Árni Sigvaldason and Jón Júlíus Jónsson of Winnipeg visited New Iceland to sell 115 sacks of flour

Benedikt Sigurðsson, living 1878 census at Tjörnes (Pond Ness), Hecla Island (Big Island or Mikley), Manitoba.

Eiríkur Sigurðsson, living 1878 census at Vogur (Cove), Hecla Island (Big Island or Mikley), Manitoba.

1878 THINGEYJARSYSLA NORTH, ICELAND
 

(I)-Eymundsson (Ey-munds-son) Eiríkur (Eirík-ur) born December 11, 1844 Kumblavík, Langanes, Iceland married to (I)-Helga Jóhannes-dóttir  .

Arrived Canada 1878, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

FIVE CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Margrét Eiríkur

Jóhann Eiríkur

Kristbjörg Eiríkur

Jón Eiríkur

Maria Eiríkur

1879  322 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1879 DAKOTA TERRITORY

Rev. Páll Þorkláksson (1849-1882) moved from New Iceland to Pembina County, Dakota Territory taking 50 families of his followers with him.

1879 MULASYSLA SOUTH, ICELAND
 

(I)-Olafur Oddsson born August 17, 1848 Kollaleira, Reydarfjordur, Iceland married to (I)-Kristbjörg Antóníusdóttir  .

Arrived Canada 1879, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

FIVE CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Antonia Ingveldur Olafur

Jóhanna María Olafur

Palina, Kristjan Olafur

Oddur Olafur

Kristbjorg Olafur

1880  94 Icelandic Emigrants to America

The population of New Iceland began to decrease as many began moving into Winnipeg.

1880? 
 

(I)-Kristján Lifman Siguardson  married to (I)-Guðlaug Sigfùsdóttir. 

ONE CHILD IS REPORTED:

(II)-Thor J Lifman (Bjarnthór) also Lifman Sigurdson alias Þor-steins-son born August 29, 1884 Hraundalur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland, died April 6, 1958 in 1887 Thor was a foster child of Kristján Lifman Sigurdson and Guðlaug Sigfùsdóttir Olafsson of Gimili; Married April 21, 1913 Winnipeg, Manitoba (II)-Kristen (Magga)  Margaret Johnson born March 16, 1884 Minnesota, Minnesota daughter of (I)-Eirikur Johnson and (I)-Vilborg Johnson of Arborg, Manitoba.  In 1887 Thor was a foster child and took the name Lifman Sigurdson. 

 

1880? HRAUNDALUR, MÝRASÝSLA, ICELAND
 

(I)-Jón Þor-stein-sson  married to (I)-Solveig Bjarna-dóttir. (þor = Norse God)

Arrived Canada 1886 homesteading Arnes, Manitoba

ONE CHILD IS RECORDED:

(II)-Thor J Lifman (Bjarnthór) also Lifman Sigurdson alias Þor-steins-son born August 29, 1884 Hraundalur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland, died April 6, 1958 in 1887 Thor was a foster child of Kristján Lifman Sigurdson and Guðlaug Sigfùsdóttir Olafsson of Gimili; Married April 21, 1913 Winnipeg, Manitoba (II)-Kristen (Magga)  Margaret Johnson born March 16, 1884 Minnesota, Minnesota daughter of (I)-Eirikur Johnson and (I)-Vilborg Johnson of Arborg, Manitoba.

1881  144 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Jóríður Jósepsdóttir and Hjálmar Hjälmarsson first settled at Fagurhóll, on Mikley.  This year they moved to Winnipeg but lost their house in Shanty Town to flood in 1882.  They then traveled to Þingvallabyggð, Saskatchewan, then Strathclair, Manitoba, then Tantallon, Saskatchewan then back to Þingvallabyggð, Saskatchewan, before returning to Gimli, New Iceland in 1921.

Three quarters of the inhabitants of New Iceland had departed leaving only 250 settlers, most of them around Iselandic River and Gimli.

1881  UTAH

Eirikur Olafsson (Eiríkur Ólafsson), born before 1831 emigrated to Utah and returned to Iceland 1882, he returned to Utah but returned to Iceland for good in 1991.

1882  347 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1882 NEW ICELAND

Baldvin L. Baldvinsson, b-1856 son Baldvin Jónsson and Helga Egilsdóttir arrived from Toronto

Sigtryggur Jónasson operated a boat

Árni Friðriksson operated a shop

1883  1,215 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1883 SKAGAFJARDARSYSLA, ICELAND
 

(I)-Sigurdur Jónsson  born November,  21, 1872, Lytingsstadir, Iceland married to (I)-Sigrídur Björnsdóttir  .

Arrived Canada 1883

EIGHT CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Lissie Helga Sigurdur

Ragnheidur Sigrun Sigurdur

Bjorn Sigurdur

Jón Sigurdur

Bjorg Alice Sigurdur

Sigfus Thorhalli Sigurdur

Gunnfridur Stefania Sigurdur

Sigurdur Johannes Sigurdur

1883? ICELAND

(I)-Eirikur married (I)-Vilborg Johnson

TWO CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

(II)-Kristin Margret (Magga)born March 16, 1884 Minneota, Minnesota, died 1988 married Thor (Bjarnthor) J Lifman alias Þorsteinsson born August 29, 1884 Hraundalur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland died April 6, 1958 son (I)-Jón Þorsteinsson and (I)-Solveig Bjarnadóttir. 

(II)-Begga

18?? UNKNOWN

Ólaf-son (Ólafs-son) (Ólafur)

FIVE CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

Doddi Olafson married to Loa

The following are identified as uncles and aunts of the children of Doddi

Bob Olafson

Einar Olafson

Vile Magnusson

Amma (Grandmother)  Kristjan Magnusson

1885  141 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Rev. Jón Bjarnason returned to Winnipeg

1885 WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

The first Icelandic Synod of North America is held at Winnipeg, Manitoba June 24-27, 1885, those attending were from New Iceland, Argyle to the west of New Iceland and North Dakota and included:

Baldvin L. Baldvinsson
Páll S. Bardal
Friðrik J. Bergmann
Eiríkur H. Bergmann
Rev. Jón Bjarnason
Sigurður Josúa Björnsson
Guðmundur Björnsson
Friðjón Friðriksson
Árni Friðriksson
Ólafur Gudðmundsson 
Jónas Hall
Þorsteinn Jóhannesson
Björn Jónsson
Þorlákur G. Jónsson
Gísli Jónsson 
Friðrik Jónsson
Kristján Kjernested
Jón Ólafsson
Magnús Pásson
Björn Pétursson
Benedikt Pétursson
Jónas Stefánsson
Stephan G. Stephansson

1886  506 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Baldvin L. Baldvinsson, b-1856, died 1936 California, son Baldvin Jónsson and Helga Egilsdóttir married Helga Siguarðardóttir

1887  1,947 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Sigfús Eymundsson

Jónas Jónasson Bergmann, b-1832 from Miðfjörður and 2nd wife Kristín Jóhannesdóttir, settled New Iceland, nine of twenty children survived.

1888  1,109 Icelandic Emigrants to America

By this year the Icelandic settlement of Argyle located 150 km west of Winnipeg had a population 430.

Selkirk Town roughly halfway between the mouth of the Red River and Winnipeg are 40 Icelandic families and by 1900 they would number 700.

1888 MULASYSLA, ICELAND

(I)-Thor-steins-son Eiríkur born May 28, 1875 Eyjar, Breiddalur, Iceland married ? dóttir = (daughter)

Arrived Canada 1888, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

1888 ST. PAUL'S, MANITOBA

October 25;  birth, St. Paul's, Manitoba, Pal Stefan Sigurdson son Sigridur Sigurdsson 

1889  702 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1889 ST. PAUL'S, MANITOBA

Einar Sigurdson (Sigurdsson) married  about 1889, Sigurlog Jonsdottir 

THREE CHILDREN ARE RECORDED

Einar Kristunn Sigurdson born January 15, 1890, St. Paul's, Manitoba

Oddur Sigurdur Sigurdson born April 3, 1892, St. Paul's, Manitoba 

Uddur Sigurdur Sigurdson born December 24, 1893, St. Paul's, Manitoba 

Marvin Sigurdson born March 21, 1896, St. Paul's, Manitoba 

Bjorn Adalsteinn Sigurdson born October 15, 1898, St. Paul's, Manitoba, died March 14, 1899 St. Paul's, Manitoba 

Bjorn Adalsteinn Sigurdson born April 13, 1900, St. Paul's, Manitoba 

1889 MULASYSLA SOUTH, ICELAND

Arrived Canada 1889, settled New Iceland, Manitoba

TWO CHILDREN ARE RECORDED:

 Gisli Thorkelson or Gudlaug

Thorarinn Thorkelson 

 Gisli Thorkelson or Gudlaug

Thorarinn Thorkelson 

1890  217 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Friðsteinn Sigurðsson and wife Sesselja Sigurbjörnsdóttir and children Vilberg, Clara and Sigurður, New Iceland

Þorgrímur Jónsson of Akur and wife Steinunn Jóhannsdóttir and twin daughters Sigrún and Margrét had a photo taken in New Iceland and he was a homeopath. 

1891  216 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1891 MANITOBA

Sigurmundur Sigurdson (1865-1934) married 1st. April 2, 1891, Sigþrúður Guðmundsdóttir married April 30, 1905 Svanbjórg Sigfúsdóttir.

1891 WILLOW POINT, (VÍðIRNESBYGGð), MANITOBA

Sigurður Sigurðsson (1859-1945) son Hjaltastaþinghá Norður Múlaýur son Sigurður Jóhannesson (1818-1859) and Sigiður Jónsdóttir (1825-1892); married 1891 Willow Point, New Iceland Járnerður Eiriksdóttir (1872-1951) daughter Eirikur Guttormsson d-1872 and Jóhanna Jóhannesójttir.

SIX SURVIVING CHILDREN ARE RECORDED  

Helga b-1893

Björn b-1896

Thorbjörg b-1898

Thórunn b-1902

Kristján b-1911

Jón b-1911

1892  290 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1893  725 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Arngrímsdóttir b-1876 a servant girl departs for Canada

1894  113 Icelandic Emigrants to America

Þorvaldur Þórarinsson and wife Helga Tómasdóttir, infant Tryggvi, daughter Steinunn are on the Icelandic River, Manitoba

1895  9 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1896  10 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1897  55 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1898  87 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1899  157 Icelandic Emigrants to America

1900  358 Icelandic Emigrants to America

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