Jón Bjarnason was born in Thvottá, Iceland and became a Lutheran minister. Later, he and his family came to North America and settled in Manitoba.

Bjarnason was a figure who is identified with the Icelandic immigration to North American areas and particularly to the province of Manitoba. He was associated with congregations in New Iceland

New Iceland

New Iceland is the name of a region on Lake Winnipeg in the Canadian province Manitoba which was named for settlers from Iceland. It was settled in 1875.- Background :...

and also in Winnipeg.