When Maria Pehrsdotter was born on 9 February 1787, in Kvistbro, Örebro, Sweden, her father, Pär Ersson, was 33 and her mother, Brita Andersdotter, was 30. She married Johan Larsson on 20 October 1811, in Kvistbro, Örebro, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 3 April 1842, in Tryggeboda, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 55, and was buried in Kvistbro, Örebro, Sweden.