When Maria Korte was born on 2 May 1832, in Wedde, Groningen, Netherlands, her father, Hindrik Alberts Korte, was 33 and her mother, Antje Christiaans Hollé, was 36. She married Jan Noord Koning on 25 May 1861, in Oude Pekela, Groningen, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 25 March 1909, at the age of 76.