When Hans Jacob Temperli was born on 5 August 1731, in Gutenswil, Volketswil, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Jakob Temperli, was 47 and his mother, Anna Winkler, was 43. He married Susanna Denzler on 14 January 1755. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 22 March 1796, at the age of 64.