ID: 3878
Date of birth : 1837
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Benedikt Oddsson was born in Dalasýsla on December 23, 1837.
Spouse: 1) Ingibjörg Þorkelsdóttir b. 1828, they divorced 2) Ólína K. Andrésdóttir b. October 26, 1857, d. in Toronto on January 12, 1925.
Children: With Ingibjörg: 1. Pétur b. 1858 2. Lárus b. 1860. With Ólína: 1. Ólafía Oktavía b. October 24, 1880 2. Anonymous daughter b. in the west; married J. L. Law in Toronto.
Benedikt came west across the sea alone in 1882. Information is unclear about Ólína’s westward journey and her and Benedict’s life in the west. She is listed at her daughter’s home in Toronto at her death.