Jóhanna Hákonardóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Jóhanna Hákonardóttir was born on September 21, 1893 in Barðastrandarsýsla.
Spouse: Þórður Eggert Grímsson b. in Húsavík in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on November 28, 1893. He had the last name Laxdal in the west.
Children: 1. Anna Guðrún b. February 12, 1919 2. Grímur Sveinbjörn b. December 27, 1920 3. June Aldís b. June 14, 1922 4. Ólafur Eggert b. April 3, 1925 5. Jón Edfield b. April 23, 1926 6. Björg b. November 6, 1928 7. Maja Lorraine b. August 14, 1930 8. Victor Allan b. June 17, 1933 9. Árni Þórður b. August 7, 1934 10. Jóhannes Goodman b. March 7, 1936.
Jóhanna came to the West after 1910 and settled in Saskatchewan. Þórður moved to Saskatchewan in Canada in 1909 and settled in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð) a short distance from Leslie. He worked in retail and agricultural jobs in both Saskatchewan and Manitoba.