When Maria Burgers was born on 19 September 1818, in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands, her father, Johannes Burgers, was 39 and her mother, Hendrika Beerenschot, was 31. She married Wander Bod on 22 May 1841, in Oude Befraafplaats De Pinkel, Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 13 February 1900, in Worth-Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands, at the age of 81.