Born around 1803, in Marienwerder, Prussia. He married Marianna Gapowna around 1822 in Pehsken, Marienwerder, Prussia. They had nine children: Marianna (1823), Joannes (1825), Catharina (1827), Michael (1828), Jakob (1831), Anna (1832), Catharina (1835), Julianna (1838) and Matheus (1841).