When Elisabeth Andersdotter was born on 28 December 1777, in Björskog, Västmanland, Sweden, her father, Andreas Mårtensson, was 47 and her mother, Brita Olofsdotter, was 38. She married Karl Karlsson on 28 October 1802. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 24 December 1805, in Bjorskog, Västmanland, Sweden, at the age of 27.