ID: 5334
Date of birth : 1849
Place of birth : Húnavatnssýsla
Standing: Valdheiður, Einar and Lilja. Herdís and Jósep seated in front. Photo: Faith and Fortitude
Jósep Benjamínsson was born in Húnavatnssýsla in 1849. He died on July 25, 1935.
Spouse: 1888 Herdís Einarsdóttir b. in Húnavatnssýsla in 1861, d. August 8, 1926.
Children: 1. Valdimar b. 1887 2. Lilja Guðný 3. Valdheiður 4. Einar.
They emigrated west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887. They moved to the Geysir Settlement where Jósep bought land and called it Hlíðarenda.