When Francois Joseph Annesser was born on 23 June 1829, in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France, his father, Jean Michael Annesser, was 26 and his mother, Mary Anna Sholl, was 26. He married Abigail Meeker on 4 November 1855, in Ottawa, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 27 November 1895, in Wapakoneta, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66.