When Nikolaus Friedrich was born on 1 June 1738, in Burkersreuth, Helmbrechts, Hof, Bavaria, Germany, his father, Johann Friedrich, was 33 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Fischer, was 27. He married Margarethe Drescher on 16 October 1757, in Burkersreuth, Helmbrechts, Hof, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 November 1776, at the age of 38.