Genealogical Record: Bjorn (Byron) Harold Johnson

Self Parents Grandparents GGParents GGGParents
Bjorn (Byron) Harold Johnson

*1920 07 26 At home, Churchbridge SK CAN
+1990 12 09 Unionville ON, CAN

60005

Jón (John) Johnson

*1885 10 16 Iceland

60009 <28:4

Björn Jónsson/Johnson

*1851 07 15 Skaney, near Reykaltsdal, Borgarfjardarsyslu, ISL
+1934 Churchbridge SK CAN

1859: Moved to Efrahreppí at Skorradal.

1863: father died, joins foster parents Steinolfur Grimsson and Gudrun Gudmundsdottir.

1865: Moved to stay with Pastor Gudlaugs and wife Halldora at Reykholte.

1869-1881: worked and lived in various places.

1881 10 15: married Ólafía, lived with her parents for a year at Kalmannstunga, then for four years at Hamraendum in Storfhollstungum, then to near Reykjavik.

1886 07 04: Sailed for Canada with children Stephanie Jonina (age 2) and Jón (less than one year old); got a job working with the railroad in Portage la Prairie; family lived with friends Olafur Olafson and Helga Gudmundsdottir in Winnipeg. Had to leave job to look after sick friend Freysteinn Jonsson, ended up at Thingvalla, found agricultural work and eventually acquired a farm north of Churchbridge.

60041 <142:5

Jón Björnsson
1825 11 22-1863 06 03
60043
Björn Jónsson
60049 >6:2
Ingirður Bjarnadóttir
60050 >2:1
Ingibjörg Eilífsdóttir/Eyliefsdóttir
1828 11 27-
60044
Eyleifur Jónsson
60053
Una Ögmundsdóttir
60054
Ólafía Stefánsdóttir

*1859 07 25 Kalmanstunga ISL
+1937 02 Churchbridge SK CAN

60042 <142:5

Stefán Ólafsson
1821 10 30-1892
60045 <144:6
Ólafur Björnsson Stephensen
60059 >763:38
Anna Stefánsdóttir
60060 >5:2
Ólöf Magnúsdóttir
1823 04 12-1899
60046 <144:6
Magnús Erlendsson
60061 >4:2
Guóný Jónsdóttir
60062 >6:2
Rose Bjarnason

*1888 03 30 Pembina ND, USA
+1981 03 07 Yorkton

60010 <28:4

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SpouseChildrenChildren-in-LawGrandchildren
Joyce English

*1921 Berwick-on-Tweed, GBR
+1993 05 26 Unionville ON, CAN

60004 <7:3


m. 1944 01 08 England
Joyce Laraine Johnson

60002

Rodney Anton Pederson

60003 <2:1


m. 1966 04 09 Edmonton AB CAN
div. 2001 Ottawa ON, CAN
Kristen Laraine Pederson

60000 >2:1

Jennifer Margret Pederson

60032 >1:1

Rod Matheson
1936 05 02-2018 05 08

61087 <3:2


m. 2016 08 28 Ottawa ON, CAN
m. 2016 08 27 Ottawa, ON, CAN

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