ID: 16639
Born west
Date of birth : 1898
Place of birth : Winnipeg
Regína J. Þórðardóttir Photo: Well Connected
Regína Jóhanna Þórðardóttir was born in Winnipeg on May 19, 1898.
Spouse: January 4, 1919 Eiríkur Vilhjálmur Sveinsson b. in Svold, N. Dakota on August 12, 1894, d. in Minnesota July 22, 1946. He had the name Eirikur Vilhjalmur Erickson in the west.
Children: 1. Halldóra Guðrún b. November 10, 1920 2. Harold Hannes b. August 21, 1923.
Eiríkur was the son of Sveinn Eiríksson and Guðrún Halldórsdóttir, early pioneers in the Hallson Settlement in 1886. Regína’s parents were Þórður Helgason and Halldóra Geirsdóttir who lived at Laufás in New Iceland. Eiríkur and Regína lived in Winnipeg until 1932, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Eiríkur built houses in both Winnipeg and Minneapolis.