When Kierstin Henriksdotter was born in 1679, in Gusselhyttan, Örebro, Sweden, her father, Hindrik Henriksson, was 25 and her mother, Mrs. Cherstin Henriksson, was 29. She married Eric Hansson on 11 February 1707. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1762, in Björkhyttan, Örebro, Sweden, at the age of 83.