Kristín Halldóra Geirsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ III
Þórður Helgason Photo: VÍÆ III
Kristín Halldóra Ingibjörg Geirsdóttir was born at Raufarhöfn in N. Þingeyjarsýsla on December 15, 1875. She died on December 17, 1958.
Spouse: July 27, 1897 Þórður Helgason b. in Mýrasýsla on December 13, 1872, d. December 1, 1960.
Children: 1. Regína Jóhanna b. May 19, 1898 2. Geirþrúður Fedora Valgerður b. December 18, 1899 d. in an auto accident on January 13, 1953 3. Helga Magnea b. September 9, 1905 4. Halldóra Soffía b. November 11, 1907 5. Ingiríður Ásta b. July 20, 1916 6. Rebekka Florence b. December 18, 1916, d. December 10, 1947 7. Hannes Þórður Havstein d. at age 12. Two daughters died young.
Kristín Halldóra was the daughter of Geir Gunnarsson and Valgerður Jónsdóttir who lived in Winnipeg. Þórður was the son of Helgi Illugason and Ásta Einarsdóttir of Mýrasýsla who came west to Winnipeg in 1887. Þórður took land in New Iceland near Árborg and named his farm Laufás. After 20 years, they moved to Vancouver, British Columbia.