Málfríður Jónsdóttir

ID: 4072
Date of birth : 1868
Place of birth : Snæfellsnessýsla
Date of death : 1960

Málfríður Jónsdóttir was born in Snæfellsnessýsla on January 14, 1868. She died in 1960 in Los Angeles, California.

Spouse: Oddgeir Friðrik Andrésson, b. 1869 in N. Múlasýsla, d. October 24, 1941. He took the last name Anderson in the west.

Children: 1. John Martin b. 1897 2. Harry b. 1901, d. 1948 3. Stanley d. December 2, 1964 4. Gústav.

Málfríður came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 with her father, Jón Guðmundsson and his second wife, Kristín Þórðardóttir. The family settled in the Hólar Settlement in Saskatchewan, a short distance from Tantallon but Málfríður remained in the city. There she met Oddgeir and they lived in the city until his death. Málfríður moved to Los Angeles in 1947 and lived with her son John Martin.