Sesselja Guðbjörg Guðnadóttir was born on January 13, 1851 in Árnessýsla, d. May 12, 1940. She took the last name Thorleifson in the west.
Spouse: Ólafur Þorleifsson b. January 5, 1850 in Þingvallasveit in Árnessýsla, d. in Manitoba on July 1, 1934. He took the last name Thorleifson in Canada.
Children: 1. Hólmfríður b. October 2, 1880 2. Guðni b. September 21, 1883 3. María Setselja b. February 15, 1887 4. Anna b. July 31, 1887 in Winnipeg.
They came west by sea in 1887 with Hólmfríður and Guðni. María was placed in foster care with Halldór Daníelsson who moved his family west in 1900. María came with them. Ólafur and Guðbjörg lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the first few years. Ólafur worked there as a carpenter. The family moved to the Big Point area in 1894 and Ólafur bought land where he lived a good life for years. He ran a store at Big Point for a while, took on blacksmithing and machine repair. He prospered. Ólafur and Guðbjörg settled in Langruth in 1918.