Franklin Emil Sigurðsson and Halldóra Þorsteinsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ II
Franklin Emil Sigurðsson was born in Otto, Manitoba on March 3, 1912.
Spouse: August 13, 1940 Halldóra Þorsteinsdóttir b. March 13, 1918 in Steep Rock, Manitoba.
Children: 1. Wilfred Franklin b. February 22, 1943 2. Lorna Ellen b. February 3, 1945 3. Enid Valerie b. August 28, 1949 4. Hugh Sigfús b. September 2, 1950.
Franklin was the son of Sigfús Sigurðsson and Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir, early settlers in Manitoba. Halldóra’s parents were Þorsteinn Gíslason from Hnappavellir in Öræfum and Pálína Halldórsdóttir Brynjólfsson. Franklin completed elementary school in Otto but soon went to work. He was a house painter for a while but later turned to fishing on Lake Manitoba. They lived in Oak Point near Lake Manitoba.