When Heinrich Abegg was born on 18 September 1681, in Rüschlikon, Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Hans Ulrich Abegg, was 41 and his mother, Elisabeth Relistab, was 34. He married Elisabeth Raas on 29 September 1707, in Rüschlikon, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 3 July 1725, at the age of 43.