See also

Jóhann Árni SVEINSSON (1888-1937)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • Nov 11, 1888

  • Mælifellssókn, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • 1890 (age 1-2)

  • Húsavík, Húsavíkursókn, Norður-Múlasýsla, Iceland1

  • Emigration:

  • 1900 (age 11-12)

  • from Hólakoti á Reykjaströnd, Sauðárkrókssókn, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Iceland to Canada

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  • went with his father and mother

  • Occupation:

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  • Hermaður í kanadíska hernum í fyrri heimsstyrjöld.

  • Military Service:

  • 1916 (age 27-28)

  • WW1; Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 240 - 54, Canada

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  • Regimental # 294083

  • Occupation:

  • 1916 (age 27-28)

  • farmer; Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada

  • Residence:

  • 1916 (age 27-28)

  • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada2

  •  

  • military ready for WW1

  • Residence:

  • 1921 (age 32-33)

  • Village of Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada3

  •  

  • Address: Railway Ave.

  • Death:

  • Aug 5, 1937 (age 48)

  • Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada

  • Burial:

  • 1937

  • Leslie Cemetery, Leslie, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

1.

Icelandic Census 1890. Húsavík, Húsavíkursókn, Norður-Múlasýsla.

2.

Government of Canada, Canadian Census 1916.

3.

Canadian Government, Canadian Census 1921.