When Christina ( Kerstin) Torrbjornsdotter was born on 7 September 1765, in Kisa, Östergötland, Sweden, her father, Torbjorn Persson, was 29 and her mother, Maria Månsdotter, was 31. She married Anders Andersson on 21 February 1790, in Kisa, Östergötland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 7 January 1851, in Linneberg, Tidersrum, Östergötland, Sweden, at the age of 85.