ID: 17497
Born west
Date of birth : 1898
Date of death : 1989
Laufey Benediktsdóttir was born in N. Dakota on October 21, 1898. She died in 1989 in Manitoba.
Spouse: Jónas George Jónsson b. in Winnipeg on July 19, 1894, d. in Toronto on September 4, 1951. He was known as Jack Johnson in the west.
Children: 1. George b. November 18, 1920 2. Gloria b. February 27, 1928 3. Daníel Halldór b. February 15, 1930, d. 1984 4. Viola b. March 15, 1934.
Laufey parents were Baldvin Jónsson and Kristín Baldvinsdóttir, who first settled in N. Dakota. Later they moved north to Lake Manitoba and Laufey grew up there. She moved to Winnipeg in 1912. Jónas was the son of Halldór Jónsson and Sigurlaug Sæunn Jóhannsdóttir who came west in 1887 and lived in Winnipeg. Jónas worked for the Eatons retail store.