Málfríður Jónsdóttir

ID: 5557
Date of birth : 1887
Date of death : 1937

Málfríður Jónsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ IV

Málfríður Jónsdóttir was born at Vatnsnes in Húnavatnssýsla on January 25, 1887. She died on August 6, 1937 in Manitoba.

Spouse: July 16, 1914 Einar Benjamínsson b. October 23, 1888, d. in Manitoba on January 15, 1951.

Children: 1. Aldís b. May 2, 1920 2. Guðrún b. October 19, 1922.

Málfríður was the daughter of Jón Skúlason and Guðrún Jónasdóttir, early settlers in the Geysir settlement in Manitoba.  Einar was the son of Jósep Benjamínsson and Herdís Einarsdóttir who, likewise, were early settlers in the Geysir settlement. Málfríður and Einar lived in the settlement.