ID: 16406
Date of birth : 1878
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1921
Laufey Ísleifsdóttir Photo VÍÆ I
Laufey Ísleifsdóttir was born on June 9, 1878 in Eyjafjarðarsýsla. She died in Manitoba on September 3, 1921.
Spouse: 1913 Skúli Benjamínsson was born in Dalasýsla on September 4, 1879, d. in Manitoba on January 8, 1970.
Children: 1. Eðvarð Benjamín 2. Elvíra Steinunn 3. Ingveldur Anna Melba 4. Friðrik Bernhard.
Laufey emigrated west to Winnipeg in 1900 with her sister Margrét. Their mother, Rósa Ólafsdóttir, arrived in 1903. Laufey worked as a seamstress in the community until she was married.