María Einarsdóttir

ID: 17908
Date of birth : 1886
Place of birth : Barðastrandarsýsla
Date of death : 1955

María Einarsdóttir Photo: FaF

 María Einarsdóttir was born in Barðastrandarsýsla on January 2, 1886. She died in the Geysir Settlement on August 3, 1955.

Spouse: October 16, 1915 Guðmundur Magnús Jónsson b. May 29, 1873 in Húnavatnssýsla, d. October 26, 1952 in New Iceland.

Children: 1. Jóna Kristín b. June 25, 1916 2) Einar Daníel 3. Filippus Franklin 4. Elín Magdalena 5. Lilja Soffía.

María came west to Canada in the first decade of the 20th century. She came to Winnipeg and went from there to New Iceland. It is unclear when or where she met Guðmundur, but he lost his first wife in 1911.