ID: 9263
Single parent
Date of birth : 1825
Place of birth : Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1904
María Magnúsdóttir was born in Eyjafjarðarsýsla on December 6, 1825. She dies in Muskoka, Ontario on February 15, 1904.
Spouse: Einar Kristjánsson who died in Iceland on May 1, 1873.
Children: 1. Gísli b. August 1, 1853, d. October 13, 1925 2. Jakob b. November 16, 1865, d. December 29, 1933 3. Arnbjörg b. 1869. Two of María’s daughters, Kristjana Guðrún and Aldís Anna, remained in Iceland.
María emigrated west to Ontario in Canada in 1878 and worked as a housekeeper for Bjarni Snæbjörnsson in Muskoka. She spent the rest of her life there.