ID: 9875
Date of birth : 1871
Place of birth : N. Múlasýsla
Karl Malmquist Photo: Almanak 1936
Matthildur Guðmundsdóttir Photo: Almanak 1936
Karl Sigurðsson Malmquist was born on September 11, 1871 in N. Múlasýsla.
Spouse: Matthildur Guðmundsdóttir b. February 28, 1886 in S. Múlasýsla.
Childless, but they raised a foster son, Þórir Jónsson, b. November 17, 1907. He may have been the son of Matthildur’s brother.
Karl came west to Winnipeg in 1914 with his mother, Friðrika Friðriksdóttir, his mother-in-law, Halldóra Jónsdóttir, and his foster son Þórir. Matthildur came west to Winnipeg the year before. They were in Manitoba for two years but then moved to Keewatin, Ontario, where Karl worked for Lake of the Woods Milling Co.