ID: 19936
Date of birth : 1863
Date of death : 1925
Lilja Ingibjörg Helgadóttir Photo: IRS (Steele & Co., Winnipeg)
Lilja Ingibjörg Helgadóttir was born in Skagafjarðarsýsla on May 12, 1863. She died in Winnipeg on August 15, 1925.
Spouse: March 26, 1899 Guðmundur Marteinsson b. in S. Múlasýsla on November 4, 1841, d. in New Iceland in 1921. He took the last name Martin in the west.
Children: 1. Jón Edwin b. January 16, 1900 2. Guðlaug b. 1901, died after birth 3. Helgi Daníel b. September 27, 1904.
Lilja Ingibjörg came west about 1896 to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Guðmundur came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1878 and went on to New Iceland. He settled in the Fljóts settlement on land called Garður. Lilja moved to Winnipeg with her son Helgi in 1922.