The Icelandic Canadian - 01.12.1979, Blaðsíða 26

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
WINTER 1979
20. Tryggvi Ingimundsson (Hjaltalin)
— Laufstadur: from Nof near Hofsos in
Skagafjordur, Northern Iceland, born 1847,
the son of Ingimundur Eiriksson from
Raudara near Reykjavik and Margret Jons-
dottir. Tryggvi emigrated in 1876 with his
father, who died near Mountain, N.D. in
1898, and Kristin Jonatansdottir, a widow
with five children:- Hreggvidur, Tomas
Sigurdsson (farmer at Geysir). Holmfridur,
Elin and Sigurdur Jon. They settled in Mik-
ley where their daugher Margret Kristin
Anna was bom on Aug. 3, 1878. The family
moved to Mountain, N.D. c 1881. Tryggvi
died near Mountain in May 1927. He and
Kristin had three children: Margret married
Jon Christianson, Wynyard; Nanna Mar-
gret; and Soren.
(L 23. June, 1927; Aim 1950, 66; etal.)
21. Petur Bjarnason — Sandnes: from
Harastadir in Dalasysla, born 1854, the son
of Bjarni Bjomsson and Helga Thordar-
dottir who lived at Kolbeinsstadir near
Reykjavik. Petur emigrated from Harastadir
in 1876 with the family of Johannes Jonas-
son (nr. 14) as well as his future wife,
Johanna Haflidadottir from Kotholl in
Myrasysla, and one son, Eyjolfur. The first
year in Canada was spent at Gimli. In 1878
he moved to Mikley where a daughter,
Audbjorg, was born in July of that year. On
Feb. 7, 1879, Petur married Johanna.
During the winter of 1878, Petur is regis-
tered at Sandnes at the home of Petur Bjar-
nason (nr. 22). Petur is said to have settled at
Flugumyri, the next farm to Sandnes, dur-
ing his first years in Mikley. From there he
moved to Winnipeg where Johanna died in
June of 1882. After two years in Winnipeg,
Petur once again moved to Mikley, living at
Holl (Fagurholl nr. 30) for three years, then
moving to land on the west shore of the
island named Skogarhofdi (Hofdi). In Mik-
ley he married his second wife, Holmfridur
Josefsdottir from Hrisar in Helgafellssveit.
About 1891, Petur moved to the mainland,
naming his new home Isafold. This name
became used for the district north of River-
ton. Around 1902, due to flooding, Petur
moved to the Lundar area. He died at Ar-
borg at the home of his son, Bjarni in August
1921. Petur was a well-known doctor
among the settlers.
22. Pall Bjarnason — Sandnes: from
Kambsstadir in Thingeyjarsysla, born c,
1833, son of Bjarni Palsson and Gudrun
Brynjolfsdottir at Vididalur in Fjoll. Pall
lost his wife, Ragnheidur Halldorsdottir.
before coming to Canada in 1874 with their
six children, Bjarni, Ami, Adalbjorg,
Palina, Stefan Gisli and Steinvor. With
them came Sigridur Jonsdottir, born c 1826,
daughter of Jon Sveinsson, a widow with
one daughter, Gislina Gisladottir who later
married Gudmundur Olson of Gimli and
Glenboro. Pall and Sigridur were among the
first Icelandic settlers to land at Gimli in
1875. They may have lived in Arnesbyggd
in 1877. On Feb. 7, 1879 Pall and Sigridur
were married in Mikley and one son, Thor-
steinn, was born to them in Mikley on Dec.
15, 1878. The family must have moved to
Winnipeg during the exodus years as Pall
died in Winnipeg on Sept. 5, 1884. His son.
Bjarni Paulson married Olina Schaldemose
in Winnipeg in 1886, later living in Calgary
and Selkirk. Arni Palsson farmed near
Glenboro. Adalbjorg married a wealthy
Corsican named Frank Mariaggi and moved
to Corsica with him in 1906, returning to
Canada after his death. She then married
ValdimarThorsteinsson of Gimli.
(SIV, IV, 195-6; Aim 1926, 51: Leif. 12.
Sept. 1884; et al.)
23. Bjarni Petursson — Thingvollur:
from Leysingjastadir in Dalasysla, born in
1842, son of Petur Helgason and Thuridur
Halldorsdottir. Bjarni emigrated to Canada
in 1876 with Valgerdur Sigurdardottir, born
in 1854, daughter of Sigurdur Amason and
Kristin Thorlaksdottir at Skerdingsstadir in
Dalasysla. They settled at Thingvollur in
Mikley about 1877. They were married in
Mikley on January 4, 1878 by Rev. Jon