Jakob Einarsson Photo: VÍÆ3
Jórunn Pálsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ3
Jakob Einarsson was born in S. Þingeyjarsýsla on November 16, 1865. He died in Muskoka, Ontario on December 29, 1933.
Spouse: Jórunn Pálsdóttir b. December 29, 1861, d. 1915.
Children: 1. Bjarni b. January 12, 1889 2. Guðrún b. February 26, 1890 3. Páll b. May 7, 1891, d. in an accident on July 15, 1903 4. Einar b. November 17, 1892, d. January 8, 1942 5. Jakobína (Bena) b. September 28, 1894 6. Aldís Anna b. September 26, 1898, d. February 4, 1958 7. Gíslína Elín b. July 12, 1900 8. Fríða Kolfinna b. February 20, 1907.
Jakob emigrated west to Ontario, Canada in 1878 with his mother, María Magnúsdóttir, and sister Arnbjörg. María was a housekeeper for Bjarni Snæbjornsson in Muskoka and that is where Jakob grew up. He inherited Bjarni’s farm in 1897 after he died. Jakob and Jórunn lived all the time in the Muskoka Settlement.