When Hans Olsen was born on 21 August 1764, in Asker, Akershus, Norway, his father, Ole Hansen, was 30 and his mother, Kirsti Andersdatter, was 33. He married Elen Kistine Nilsdatter Hofstad on 30 January 1792, in Asker, Akershus, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 24 February 1800, in his hometown, at the age of 35, and was buried in Asker, Akershus, Norway.