Friðrika Friðriksdóttir Photo: The Winnipeg Tribune April 16, 1949.
Friðrika Friðriksdóttir was born on March 27, 1879 in Winnipeg. She died in the city on February 26, 1952.
Spouse: September 25, 1877 Halldór Þórólfsson b. October 26, 1879 in Dalasýsla, d. in Winnipeg on January 28, 1956.
Children: 1. Pearl b. September 25, 1904 2. Frank b. 1914, d. 1975.
Friðrika was the daughter of Friðrik Sigurbjörnsson from Sjávarland in Þistilfjörður and Sigríður Jónsdóttir from Litla-Strönd at Mývatn, who were married in Winnipeg on September 25, 1877 by Rev. Páll Þorláksson. Friðrika was the first Icelandic girl born in Winnipeg. Halldór was the son of Þórólfur Jónsson of Miðdalir and Halldóra Halldórsdóttir. She died when Halldór was three years old. He moved west in 1887 with his foster parents, Eyjólfur Halldórsson and Guðrún Jónsdóttir. They settled in Winnipeg, where Halldór learned carpentry. Early on, Halldór became interested in music and was for a long time an active participant in the Icelandic music scene in the city. He conducted choirs and played in a brass band.