ID: 2693
Date of birth : 1876
Date of death : 1971
Soffía Jakobsdóttir Photo: WtW
Soffía Jakobsdóttir was born in Mýrasýsla on June 4, 1876. She died on May 6, 1971 in Lundar.
Spouse: Tómas Benjamínsson b. in Mýrasýsla on April 8, 1876, d. April 21, 1951 in Lundar.
Children: 1. Guðrún b. 1905 2. Sigurbjörg Helga b. 1908, d. 1917. 3. Halldór Jakob b. 1910 4. Þorbergur 5. Bryndís b. 1915 6. Sigurbjörg Helga was named after the sister who died.
They came west from Reykjavík in 1909 and first lived in Winnipeg. Their road led them from there to Arborg where they lived for the next eight years. In 1919, they moved to Elfros, Saskatchewan. They were there until 1927 when their road led them to Lundar, Manitoba.