Sesselja Friðfinnsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ IV
Sesselja Friðfinnsdóttir was born on June 30, 1851 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla. She died in Selkirk, Manitoba in 1920.
Spouse: July 7, 1874 Sigurgeir Stefánsson b. in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on July 28, 1950, d. in Manitoba on April 27, 1927.
Children: 1. Þóra Kristín b. Februay 23, 1876, d. November 3, 1876 2. Iðunn b. July 3, 1879, d. February 27, 1882 3. Ragnar b. September 1, 1881, d. same year 4. Nora Emily b. October 31, 1884 in Winnipeg 5. Sigurgeir also had a son with his first wife, Guðrún Jónsdóttir from S. Þingeyjarsýsla: Gestur b. August 29, 1873. He took the name Gestur Stephansson in the west.
They came west in 1882 with little Ragnar, almost a year old. He died before they reached the end of the road in Manitoba. There they settled in Selkirk and lived there for two years. From there they made their way to Winnipeg, stayed there for a few years but then moved back to Selkirk. They then lived there and Sigurgeir worked at carpentry.