When Andreas Cornelius Falch was born on 18 August 1835, in Risvær, Nordland, Norway, his father, Jonas Falch, was 24 and his mother, Karen Catharina Ellingsen, was 33. He married Andrea Simonsdatter on 18 July 1860, in Vågan Prestegjeld, Nordland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 21 January 1911, in Hallvardøya, Nordland, Norway, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lødingen, Nordland, Norway.