Stefanía Stefánsdóttir Photo: Dm lll
Stefanía Stefánsdóttir was born on February 27, 1854 in Dalasýsla.
Spouse: Kristján Sigurðsson b. 1845 in S. Þingeyjarsýsla, d. in Manitoba in 1924. She was his second wife.
Childless: She took care of Halldór Tryggvi Kristjánsson from Tyrðilmýri on Snæfjallaströnd in Ísafjarðarsýsla who came to Winnipeg at the age of 14 in 1910.
Stefanía came west to Winnipeg in 1901. She was first in Keewatin, Ontario, but then moved to Winnipeg and later to the Swan River Valley (Álftárdalsbyggð). She moved to Glenboro in 1907. She made a fortune in real estate and was considered a high achiever. Kristján came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1888 and from there to the Argyle Settlement. He settled in Glenboro just before the turn of the century.