ID: 9994
Date of birth : 1880
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Friðfinnur Ólafsson was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on July 10, 1880. He took the last name Lyngdal in the west.
Spouse: 1) July 2, 1904 Guðríður Jónsdóttir b. in Skagafjarðarsýsla on June 16, 1867, d. in Gimli on May 16, 1929. 2) May 28, 1932 Stefanía Jóhanna Jónsdóttir.
Children: With Stefanía: 1. Lára b. February 20, 1907 2. Margrét Valdína b. October 28, 1909. Friðfinnur had a step-daughter Kristín Stefanía Gísladóttir b. December 2, 1888.
Friðfinnur and Guðríður emigrated west to Winnipeg, newly married, in 1904. He was a farmer at Lake Manitoba for a time, then moved to Gimli where he was a businessman. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1938.