When Hans Rudolf Abegg was born on 18 January 1691, in Zürich, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Abegg, was 23 and his mother, Ester Friess, was 24. He married Regula Boesch on 2 October 1708, in Wipkingen, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 11 January 1767, in Wipkingen, Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, at the age of 75.