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brief history of Keewatin, Ontario, was provided by Dorothy (Sigurdson) Smith
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This
document provides information and photographs about the Icelandic families
who settled at Keewatin, Ontario. The basic information and photos were sent
to me (Allan Johnson) by Dorothy (Sigurdson) Smith, the daughter of one of
the original settlers, who arrived in Keewatin in 1910. The first Icelanders
to make their permanent home in Keewatin were her Great Aunt and Great Uncle,
who were married in 1890. Dorothy
has written from her memories of Keewatin and from her research into the
background of the Icelandic settlers, including the Census records of 1901
and 1911, the Vesturfuraskra, and information from
Jack Oddson on land papers. As well, she has received
input from members of the families. All
former residents of this Icelandic community are requested to read this
information and look at the photos and the captions to ensure that all
information is as complete and accurate as possible. You are invited to send
your suggestions for corrections/additions to the information, as well as
your own information, photos and stories about the Icelanders of Keewatin to:
allanmjohnson@gmail.com. |
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Halfstein (Tom) Johnston Born June 19, 1865 Died February
16, 1959 Emigrated from Iceland in 1866 A number of Icelandic
families built their homes on Darlington Bay on the Winnipeg River. On one
side of the river the there were members of the
same family. A sister, a brother, a nephew and later two of the homes built
were for sons of these families. In the 1901 census there is another
Icelandic couple living close by. (See Helga Jonatanson
( below) The homes on this side of the river were
accessed from a road now known as Darlington Way after crossing the Black
Bridge (now rebuilt) spanning Darlington Bay. Tom Johnston and Ingibjorg Magnusdottir were
probably the first to settle there. They were married in Keewatin in 1890 and
celebrated their 60th anniversary in Keewatin in 1950. The marriage lasted 68
years. Tom died at 94 years and Ingibjorg died at
age 90. They are both buried in Kenora, Ont. Tom Johnston ( Hafstein Sigurdsson) was born
in Iceland and emigrated in 1886 with his family to Gimli, Man. His parents
were Sigurdur Jonatasson
and Gudrun Sigurdsdottir. In the first year Tom’s
father and siblings died in a small pox epidemic. He went to Keewatin very
soon after. It is not known if his mother accompanied him. She married again
but is listed in his home in the 1901 census.Gudrun
Arnason. Her sister is also
residing with them -- Thorun Sigurdsdottir.
Ingibjorg emigrated with her mother Vigdis Gudmundsdottir in1887 to
Arnes,Man. Vigdis’ husband Magnus Thorkelsson,
lost his life in a home fire in Authnir, Gulbringsyssla, Iceland. She brought five children and a
grandson with her to Canada. In the 1901 census Vigdis
and her grandson are listed as a separate family. This may have been only for
a very short time. They resided with a son, Thorgrimur,
in the Hove, P.O.Man. area
before he moved to Winnipeg. She then lived with her grandson, Joe Zeller,
who purchased the farm from Thorgrimur. Tom and Ingibjorg had no children of their own but adopted one
child, Ena, a niece. It is learned that this young
lady could have the name Hafsteina. In the 1901
census this daughter is listed as Ingibjorg H.which could indicate Hafsteina
is her given name.They also had a foster child,
Esther Christianson, daughter of a family whose parents in Winnipeg died of
the flu in 1918. For a period of time a young son of Ingibjorg’s
sister Gudrun lived with them. He drowned in an unfortunate accident on the
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Bjorn Magnusson Born July 5, 1875 Died January
24, 1954 Emigrated from Iceland in 1887 Bjorn and Ingibjorg (Emma) were married in Keewatin December 31,
1898 and homesteaded in Markland (Coldwell), Manitoba, until 1904 and later
lived in Winnipeg for a few years. They moved to Keewatin 1935. Bjorn was a
brother to Ingibjorg Magnusson Johnson (above). He
was a fisherman, farmer, trapper, and carpenter. Emma was the daughter of Thorstein Jonson Hordol and Ragnahildur Jonsdottir. They
celebrated their 50th anniversary in Keewatin in 1948. There were two
children: Magnus B.Magnus Born November 16, 1912
and Margaret Ragnahildur Ingibjorg.
Both Bjorn and Emma are buried in Kenora. Magnus married Ann Cobb
in 1939 and lived next door to the family home. Magnus accompanied his father
in trapping journeys but turned to carpentry. In his later years he lived in Parkersville, British Columbia, having remarried (Connie)
after Ann died. Magnus had four children - Brian, Keith, Margaret, and Diane. Magnus lived to the age of 96. He died in March 2008. Margaret married Alex
Nickle and lived in Keewatin in the family home. They had one daughter, Louanne. There was a home fire in which Louanne perished. Alec and Margaret moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, where they passed away. Alec and Margaret are buried together in the Lake of the Woods Cemetery in Kenora, Ontario.
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Sigurdur (Sam) Magnuson Born August 6, 1878 Died ???? Emigrated from Iceland in 1887 Sam and Runa resided
between the homes of Sam’s uncle and aunt. Sam emigrated with his grandmother
and her children.(see Vigdis
Gudmundsdottirabove) He was employed by the Lake of
the Woods Milling Co. His retirement years were spent in Dundas, Hamilton, On.
area, where he died. Several of his children had
moved east. Gudrun,(Runa)
was the daughter of Gudny Stephens.(below) Her
father died in Winnipeg 1915. She also had a brother Oscar Carl.(below). Runa is buried in Kenora. There were five children.
Gwendur,(Alice, Dundas,Ont) Died 1997.Gwen,( Jim Will(s)Winnipeg) Siggi (Jean Douglas, Keewatin) Sigga
(George MacDonald, E. Ont.) and Imba, Died 2008 (
Ken Harrison E. Ont.) Siggi and Jean died in a snowmobile
accident on the Lake of the Woods. Sigga is the only
child still living. (2009, in a seniors home.) Gudny Stephens (above) lived in
Keewatin with her son Oscar, presumably born in Canada. He resided in the
house next to Magnus Sigurdson. Oscar married Helen Perron,
Kenora Ont. They had three children: Carl (British
Columbia), Joan (Alec McDonald, Keewatin - Died 2004), and Frannie (Keewatin). Gudny’s
husband could be the Stefan Sigurdsson who emigrated in 1887 with a wife, Gudney (married 1881) and daughter Gudrun. Gudny lived to a good age and was known as “Granny
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Thorkel (Keli, Charlie) Magnuson Born August 12, 1866 Died April
3, 1955 Emigrated from Iceland in 1877 Keli or Charlie Magnuson
was a brother to Ingibjorg Magnuson Johnston and
Bjorn Magnuson (above). He lived on the opposite side of the Winnipeg river.
Originally this street was called Charles St. (Now McLean Ave.) He was a
fisherman and later worked in the flour mill. (Retired in c.1927) Charlie
also emigrated with his mother, Vigdis Gudmundsdottir. (Above) Palina married Charlie in 1914. Palina had been married
, to Thorgrim Thorgrimsson,
Born 1869 and emigrated in1887. Thorgrim died in a
RR accident A brother to Palina, Siggi Hjalmarsson, lived in
Keewatin. In the 1901 census Charlie is listed as a lodger in the home of
John Palmasson. (below) It is recorded that Charlie
and Jon had interests in land purchases. For many years Charlie and Palina tended to cows and chickens on their property. No
children. Both are buried in Kenora. Charlie and Palina cared for an Icelandic woman who lived in a small
home below their property. This lady could be Helga Jonatasson
Born 1863 in the 1901 census who is listed as a housekeeper of Bjarni Bjarnasson Born 1844.
They lived in the home on the other side of the river that Sam Magnuson
(above) purchased. In the 1901 census these names are given at the same time
as Tom Johnston, therefore it is presumed that would be the house that Sam
Magnuson would purchase. Bjarni died. Helga had a
sister who is either Kristin Bjorgford (listed
later) or sister to one of the Palmasson wives.(listed later). Helga had living assistance from the
town. As the Icelanders left or died Helga required other care. The town
arranged seniors home assistance for her in Port Arthur, Ont. Bertha
Sigurdson (below) was notified of her death in 1958. If the birthdate is corrrect Helga was 95 yrs old. |
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Sigurdur (Siggi)
Sigurdson Born
May 15, 1885 Died November 26, 1956 Emigrated from Iceland in 1910 Sigurdur was the nephew of the above
mentioned Magnuson family. His parents were Sigurdur
Sigurdsson and Margret Magnusdottir. Margret died
in 1897 in Iceland. At the age of 14 when he finished his schooling he worked
on farms of his uncles. Sigurdur was also a
fisherman and attended the Seaman’s College in Reykjavik. He spent two years
fishing on English trawlers. With his father, Sigurdur
Sigurdsson , he fished on the east coast of Iceland
and at this time the father and son agreed to emigrate to Canada. Another
brother, Thorgrimur, remained in Reykjavik and was
the principal owner of the fishing vessel, “Baldur”. The two men went to
Winnipeg and then Keewatin to stay with another member of the family, Magnus,
who had emigrated in in 1904. Magnus lived in Keewatin with his wife. ( See Magnus below). Siggi’s
father, Sigurdur Sigurdson, joined his son, Magnus,
on the Lake of the Woods at a fishing camp. He only stayed in Canada for a
few years and died in Reykjavik in 1920. Siggi
spent a little time in Winnipeg and then, for a time, drove a boat for an
official of the Lake of The Woods Milling Co. during the summer months. He
was employed at the Mill and continued to work full-time there until his
retirement. Before marrying, he boarded at the home of Mrs
Johnson on Lake Street in Keewatin. Carl Johnson was a son. (1911 census) Gudbjorg (Bertha) Paulson (Palson) was born at Hove P.O. Maitoba.
Her parents were Pall Palsson and Sigrun Jonsdottir who emigrated
in 1888. Sigrun and Pall emigrated with an aunt who
fostered Sigrun and they were married in Winnipeg
on December 4,1890 at the First Lutheran Church.
After the school years Bertha worked in Winnipeg until she married Siggi. They were married in Keewatin on September 30,
1915, at the Johnson home on Lake Street and lived in the main part of the
town for a short time. They purchased a home on the Winnipeg River across the
street from Siggi’s uncle, Charlie Magnuson. They
were residents there until Siggi’s death in 1956.
Both Siggi and his wife are buried in Kenora, Ont. Bertha was a homemaker.
She moved east to Brampton Ont. after the death of her husband and lived in
Brampton, until her death in 1959. Bertha and Siggi had seven children: Margaret (Young; Clarence
Garbutt), Malton, Ont;
Paul (Ivy Styles), Red Rock,Ont.
Carl (Edith Otway) Fort William, Ont. And Victoria, BC; Olive (Ken Marchant)
Keewatin Ont and Rexdale Ont, Ont. Dorothy (Ron Smith) Oakville, Ont. Phyllis
Rosemary, Rexdale Ont. Harold (Marilyn Collier)
Oakville, Ont. Dorothy Smith is the only one of the family who is
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Magnus Sigurdson (Mac,
Maungi)
Born August 6, 1883 Died May 4, 1952 Emigrated from Iceland in 1904 Magnus was a brother to Sigurd Sigurdson (above). He lived a short distance away
on Government Road. He married Margret in 1910 in Selkik
Man. He was a fisherman on the
Lake of the Woods and when he settled in the town he worked in the Lake of
the Woods Milling Co. until his retirement. He took care of his family after
the early death of his wife. The two brothers always had a close
relationship, and both of them remained in constant touch with their uncles
and aunts in the Magnusson family. There is a lodger in his home in the 1911
census (Ragnar Johnson). Margret was the daughter
of Thorvaldur Thorsteinsson
who emigrated in 1904 with his daughter. Margret had a brother in Keewatin.
(below) Mac and Margret took care of her parents (in Keewatin) until their
deaths. Both parents resided in Keewatin for a time at the Sigurdson home.
Margret’s mother was Ragnahildur Eyolfsdottir who died in 1916, and her father (above)
died in 1928. Margret was a homemaker
and died at the age of 38 years. There were eight children: Kristjan died
shortly after birth. Margret Bjorg (Don Johnson,
Ernie Lindstrom); Ragnahildur (Hilda) ( Frank Crowdis); Sylvia (Joe Bynski);
Herman Died 1937; Asdis (Thelma) died 1945; twins--Ingibjorg (Imba) (Elgin Phinney); Gudrun (Runa) (Jim Margets);
Thomas Thorgrimur Hafstein
(Eloise Sparks.) Hilda lived in Montreal Que, Runa in North Gore Ont.and Tom in Fort Frances Ont. The other family members
remained in Keewatin or Kenora. Imba,
a WW2 veteran, is the only living member of the family. Magnus and Margret
are both buried in Kenora. Margret’s brother Asgeir (Oscar) Thorsteinsson
lived near the Sigurdson home. His second wife was Vera Davis (1933). There
were 5 children. Going back to Charles
Street, the McClay family from Scotland lived next to Siggi
Sigurdson. Stefan (Steve) Sveinson’s was the last
house on that side. Earlier there had been two more houses but both were in a
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Stefan (Steve, Stebbi) Sveinson Born March 13, 1901 Died June 21,
1983 Emigrated from Iceland in 1903 Steve was the son of Bjarni Sveinsson (listed
below). He was one of three children born in Iceland before the family came
to Canada. Two of the children died enroute. He
worked in The Lake of the Woods Milling Co. until his retirement. Steve also
kept cows in a field down the river and a small barn on the lot. He married Olafia in Winnipeg in 1923. Later on the Sveinsons moved up the “hill” in 1948, purchasing the Dempster’s property. Steve’s parents resided with him
before buying the farm on the lake. Olafia and
Steve are buried in Kenora. Olafia was the daughter of Eirikur Thorsteinsson and Antonia Oddson.
She was born in Selkirk and lived in the Riverton area until her marriage.
She was homemaker and took care of her father (in Keewatin) after her
mother’s death. There were twelve children: Leslie died shortly after birth;
Doris Ingveldur (Ed Dawson), Winnipeg; Norman,
Keewatin; Alda Lorraine (Bob Parmeter),
Kenora; Allan, Keewatin; Franklin, Thunder Bay;
Albert (Olive Mae) Keewatin; Gilbert, Keewatin and Winnipeg; Lillian (Bob
Marchant), Keewatin; Lois (Alvin Mensch) Manitoba; David, Kenora;
Elaine (Mervin Reynard) Kenora. The Sveinson family in Keewatin and Kenora
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Sigurdur Brandson Born 1886 Died 1927 Emigrated
from Iceland in 1892 Sigurdur Brandson
was the first owner of the Sveinson home property.
He is the only Brandsson in the Vesturfuraskra.
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Bjarni Sveinson Born May 5, 1876 Died 1962
Emigrated from Iceland in 1903 Bjarni and Matthildur
at first settled in Winnipeg. His parents were Sveinn
Davidsson and Groa Magnusdottir. Bjarni worked as
a carpenter and then homesteaded in the Riverton area. The farm was growing
nicely but in a flood area. The family moved to Keewatin. Bjarni
bought land a few miles north of Keewatin. He farmed and brought up his
family there. In his later years he moved to Vancouver, B.C. to live with his
son. He died there in 1962. Matthildur was the daughter of Thorvaldur Gislason and Ingibjorg Jonsdottir. She was a
homemaker and worked with her husband on the farm. After Bjarni
gave up farming she lived with a son in Winnipeg. She died at Betel ,Winnipeg Man.in 1969. The Sveinson
family numbered twelve children, three did not survive. Stefan (above)
Keewatin, Thorvarthur, (Doddi)
(Mary Patterson) Keewatin. Sveinn (Sigurlaug Vidalin) Winnipeg
Man. Carl (Janet McLay) Keewatin. Sigmar (Bina Johnson) Vancouver, B.C. Ingibjorg
(Imba) Iceland and U.S.A..
Svava (John May) Illinois, U.S.A. Margaret, Ottawa,
Ont. Esther (Charles Roberts) Ottawa, Ontario. Imba
trained in Iceland as a nurse and died in the U.S. at the age of 97.(longest
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Carl Sveinson (son of Bjarni Sveinson)
Born in Canada Carl and Janet made their
home on Government Road turning left at the home of Jon Palmason.
He worked for the Milling Co. Janet was the daughter of the MCLay family living on Charles Street. There were three
children, Margaret, Kenora, Clarence, Winnipeg, and
John, western Canada. Opposite to the Steve Svienson home lived another Icelandic family, Bergur Borgfjord and his wife
Kristin. Kristin died, a widow, in May 1934. The house was rented until
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Johannes Wathne (Jack) Oddson Born April 7, 1905. Died July 10,
1987 Jack was born in Selkirk, Man. Freda was born in Beaulieu Township, N.D. They were married in 1933
and celebrated their 50th anniversary in Keewatin in 1983. Jack was the son of Gudmundur. Oddson and Ingibjorg Helgadottir of
Selkirk. Man. In Iceland, Gudmundur was a
stonemason and trawler hand.The family operated a
farm in Selkirk. Freda was the daughter of Oddur Svein Gudmundson and Ingibjorg Thorsteinsdottir of
Selkirk, Man. Jack apprenticed as a
motor mechanic. He worked first for Durant’s Motors in Dryden and had a short
stay in Thunder Bay before coming to Keewatin and employed by Durant in Kenora. The family lived first in the main part of town
and then moved to Charles street c.1939. Freda
‘s father
emigrated to N.D. USA as a young boy with his older sister. He farmed in Akra. N.D.and moved to Selkirk,
Man in 1910 There had been a name change in the USA from Gudmundsson
to Sveinson and then Swanson in Canada. After some
years of farming the family owned Swanson Dairy in Selkirk, Man. Jack and Freda remained
in Keewatin and both are buried in Kenora. There
are four children: Keith (Marolyn Gordon)
Riverside, California. Dorothy (Robert Eckert) Point Venture,Texas. Robert (Merle Hodgson), Thornhill, Ont.
Jack and Virginia live in the family home in Keewatin. It is not known of an
Icelandic family living in the next house. Then there is Charlie Magnuson and
Helga J.as given previously. Passing Helga’s little house the family who
lived there was a Sigurd Johannsson who is in the
1901 census. Another tenant in this house could be Gudmundur
Thordarson , who lived on and owned a property back of the Oddsons. Families McLean and McNichol lived there in the
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Sigudur (Sam) Thorgeir
Palmasson
Born May 11, 1858 Died August 10, 1934 Emigrated from Iceland in 1892 Sigurdur and Solveig went to Keewatin in
1892. They lived in a small home and it is believed that he worked in the
Milling Co. There were two children (born in Iceland) Sigridur
died in Winnipeg at the age of 10. Kristin Thorun
Born1884, married Alton Ralph of Keewatin in 1904 and these two moved to the
Niagara Falls area. Steina, as she was called kept
in touch with Bertha Sigurdson (above). Solveig lived alone in the little
house and at some time went to live with the Ralphs. She died in 1944 and is
buried in Lundy’s Lane cemetery, Niagara Falls. A granddaughter of Solveig’s
gave family history for both Sigurdur and brother
Jon. She is an elderly active woman interested in genealogy of the area she
lives in. The Palmason home was situated across
from the house that Steve Sveinson (above)
purchased in 1948. Sigurdur is buried in Kenora. Turning the corner to
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Jon Palmasson
Born January 1, 1864 Died January, 1946 Emigrated from Iceland in 1887 Jon was a farmer in
Sunnyside, an area a mile or two north of Keewatin. Later, Sunnyside
developed and is a residential area. In 1936 when his wife died he moved to
town and lived in the little house on the corner. When he died at 83 years he
had lived in Keewatin for some 55+ years. Jon and Ingibjorg
had one son who died in infancy and they adopted a boy, Hannes. Hannes was
born in Iceland and later made his home in Winnipeg. In the 1901 census he is
listed as 14 years old. Born about 1887. Both Jon and Ingibjorg
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Gudjon Hermanson Born August, 1864 Died 1938
Emigrated from Iceland in 1904 Opposite the home of Jon Palmasson lived the Hermanson
family. Gudjon and Magdalene immigrated with
three children: Sigridur Jonina
(Sarah) 12 Svein and Magdal,
11 and 10. The two boys were called Steve and Mack. Both entered the service
in WW1. There was one daughter born in Canada– Groa
(Conlon) who died in 1939. She has one son (Ken) in London,
Ont. Sarah married and lived at the bottom of the “hill”. (below) Mack was killed at Ypres,
France in a gas attack at the age of 20. He was the first Icelandic enlistee
in Canada to make the supreme sacrifice. There is a room in the Deer Lodge
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Sigridur Jonina
Sarah (Hermanson) Christianson Born 1892 Died 1980. Sarah was an active
participant in town affairs over her long life. Julius was a railroad worker
in several positions for the C.P.R.until
retirement. The four daughters of the family were Bertha, Magdelene(Henry Deverall) Julie (Luke Francis) and Daphne (Bert Husband)
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Sigmundur (Mundi, Simbi) BjornsonBorn
about 1889 Emigrated from Iceland in 1905 at 16 years On the other side of
town, closer to HWY.17 and the Lake of the Woods, lived another Icelandic
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Karl Johan Malmquist Born about 1872 Emigrated from
Iceland 1914 On the road across the
black bridge there was a pathway into the dwellings on the river of the Magnussons .
Further down this road one could locate the farm of Karl Malmquist. Karl was known as Carl or
Culli. (sp.?) They had one son Thorir.
Carl enjoyed the farm and came into town with milk etc. Thor was a helpful
young man to Solveig Palmason when she was alone in
her home. Isfeldt Wolfe came to Keewatin about
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