Torfi Sveinsson was born on December 20, 1822 in Dalasýsla. He died on December 1, 1905 in Manitoba.
Spouse: 1) Guðrún Gísladóttir 2) Kristjana Jónsdóttir 3) Guðrún Jónsdóttir b. September 22, 1849, d. July 21, 1942.
Children: With Guðrún Gísladóttur, one child came west: Gísli b. October 13, 1852, d. August 15, 1930. With Kristjana: 1. Kristfríður Jensína b. February 28, 1873. With Guðrún Jónsdóttir: 1. Kristjana b. 1887. 2. Matthías 3. Ingibjörg 4. Kristmann d. October 1, 1918. Guðrún Jónsdóttir also had a son, Jón Andrés Olsen, b. in Reykjavík, May 22, 1878.
Torfi came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1887, together with Guðrún Jónsdóttir and their children, Kristjana, Kristfríður and Jón Andrés. They settled in Glenboro and lived there the rest of their time.